to cage
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1.0
- verb
- /keɪdʒ/
:
enjaular
- To keep the dogs safe during the storm, we decided to cage them in the garage.
- cage a man
We, we, we cage people in prisons as if they were wild animals.
- We, we, we cage people in prisons as if they were wild animals.
- You know, the, the, the atrocities that occur behind the iron gates from caging human beings are absolutely terrible.
- And So what we're going to do is cage it off first with a fence and then with a wall, a permit system make it very difficult for people to exit.
- That's air bound, that's free, that's no walls caging up the vibes.
- They call you or that booty oppressor, they saying you caging up their bowels.
- It feels like he can even ask me when he came to see me like him and his father came to see me in Belmarsh and how I was caged up.
Examples
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You can't cage a bird like that.
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Some men just can't stand to be caged.
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Go ahead and get her caged up.
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Worst thing in the world is to be caged up.
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I feel very much caged.
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I'm like a caged animal in here!
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Tom had felt like a caged animal in the hotel room where Mont lay sleeping.
Fiction book (1992) -
Some birds aren't meant to be caged, you know, but to an extent, I had to cage myself.
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Stanley paces the plush office like a caged animal while Dr. Neuman sits nearby, toying with his pipe.
Fiction book (1994) -
The zookeeper had to cage the unruly parrot to prevent it from flying away.
Synonyms
108
2.1
To put someone in prison as punishment
46
6.1
To keep someone or something in a small space so they cannot move freely
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8.3
To keep people or animals in a small space so they cannot move freely
8
8.2
Bring animals into a pen to keep them safe
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8.2
To put animals into a place where they are held until claimed
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4.1
To put something into a strong box for moving or keeping safe
5
4.8
To put an animal into a small separate space in a stable
3
9.3
To put someone into a small locked room in a prison or police station
2
5.4
To put someone or something into a small space with bars to stop them moving freely
2
6.0
Keep animals or people in a small area
1
5.6
To put a dog in a place that looks after it while you are away
1
9.9
To lock someone inside a room or building against their will
1
6.4
To keep a person or animal inside a small space like a cage
To put an animal or person in a cage
To put small animals into a cage to keep them safe
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
7.8
To do or say something on purpose to upset someone and see their reaction
Phrasal Verbs
2
5.4
To put someone or something into a small space with bars to stop them moving freely
Compounds
A short time of very strong enthusiasm after a big personal change that makes people act overly excited or extreme
- Specialized
An enclosed platform that moves people and supplies up and down a mine shaft
- Informal
A situation where people keep moving or working but make no real progress
- Specialized
An electric motor with a round metal turning part shaped like a cage
How Confined
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cage as a verb comes from the same Latin cavea meaning 'enclosure', so to cage someone or an animal is to put them into an enclosure or to 'keep them inside'.