cage
/keɪdʒ/
noun
- A structure of bars or wires used to confine animals or birds.
- They cleaned the hamster's cage every week.
- The parrot sat quietly in its cage.
- A lion paced back and forth inside the cage.
- A structure resembling a cage, such as an elevator car or a framework for protection.
- Workers wore safety harnesses inside the metal cage.
- The batting cage at the park was busy with players.
- The elevator cage creaked as it moved up.
- A prison cell or a place of confinement (informal).
- The thief spent the night in a cage at the station.
- He felt like he was living in a cage in that tiny apartment.
- The guards locked him in the cage until morning.