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cages

4 definitions • 5 examples
1
a space surrounded on all sides by bars or wire, in which animals or birds are kept
2
a space surrounded by wire or a net on three sides, which is used by baseball players to practise hitting the ball:

Examples:

She practised for hours in a cage.
My father set up a cage for me in our back garden.
3
to put or keep birds or animals in a cage:

Examples:

Sam's been prowling about like a caged animal all morning.
4
a structure shaped like a box but with bars or wires as its sides, for keeping pets or for housing animals:

Examples:

The lab was stocked with wire cages for mice.

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