cage
noun
1. an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
Similar word(s): coop
Definition categories: man–made, enclosure
2. something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
Definition categories: state, constraint, restraint
3. the net that is the goal in ice hockey
Definition categories: man–made, net
4. a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice
Definition categories: man–made
Sentences with cage as a noun:
- We keep a bird in a cage.
- The tigers are in a cage to protect the public.
- The most dangerous prisoners are locked away in a cage.