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verb

To confine within a limited area: coop (in or up), enclose, fence (in), immure, mew (up), pen, shut in, shut up, wall (in or up). See free/unfree.

n

Definition: enclosure
Antonyms: freedom, liberation

v

Definition: hold in enclosure
Antonyms: free, let go, let out, release

1. Any rigid, reinforced assembly, ready for placing in position.
2. A metal enclosure for balcony spotlights.
3. A chantry or chapel screened by open tracery.

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sign description: Both open hands together make the outline of a cage.

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A cage may indicate the dreamer feels cooped up. Being in the cage may signify the need to escape from a confining situation or relationship.

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An animal or bird enclosure with the walls made of rods or mesh to provide maximum restraint with greatest ventilation, reduction in weight, visibility and access to the inhabitant.

• c. birds — companion birds that are customarily kept in cages to restrain and protect them.
• c. biter syndrome — damage caused to the teeth of caged exotic animals, particularly large cats, from aggressive biting on the cage wire or bars.
• c. layer fatigue — birds housed in cages may reach a stage where they are unable to stand up straight. They also develop very fragile bones. This problem is a common target for animal welfare complaints. It is a cause of wastage because of the rate of culling and because of splintering of bones and a resulting downgrading of carcasses at slaughter. Called also cage layer osteoporosis.
• c. layer osteoporosis — removal of medullary and cortical bone from laying hens being fed a diet deficient in calcium. See also cage layer fatigue (above).
• c. paralysis — see thiamin nutritional deficiency.
• c. rearing — pigs that are weaned very early, e.g. at 3 weeks, are reared artificially in cages.
• squeeze c. — cage with one wall capable of being moved inwards, usually by mechanical means, so that the inhabitant can be restrained sufficiently to prevent its movement and to allow access to suitable sites for the administration of injections. An essential piece of equipment for veterinarians working at zoos, circuses and game farms.

For a list of words related to cage, see:

• Building and Machine Parts - cage: openwork structure or frame, esp. of bars or wires
• Receptacles and Casks - cage: enclosure with wire or bars, used to confine people or animals
• Baseball - cage: batting cage
• Strategy and Tactics - cage: trap or ensnaring device
• Prison and Punishment - cage: prison cell

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See words rhyming with "cage."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Cage.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - bur, kurv
v. tr. - spærre inde, sætte i bur

Nederlands (Dutch)
kooi, liftkooi, krijgsgevangenen- kamp, gevangenis, overdekte sportzaal, vangkooi (honkbal), in een kooi opsluiten

Français (French)
n. - cage (d'un oiseau), (Anat) cage (thoracique), (Minér) cage, cellule, cabine (d'un ascenseur), (Sport) panier (basket), cage (de buts) (hockey)
v. tr. - mettre en cage, emprisonner, encager

Deutsch (German)
n. - Käfig, Bauer, Förderkorb, (Lift) Fahrkorb, Kriegsgefangenenlager
v. - einsperren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κλουβί, θαλαμίσκος, κλωβός, ανελκυστήρας ορυχείου
v. - εγκλωβίζω, διατηρώ/κλείνω σε κλουβί, (μτφ.) αιχμαλωτίζω, παγιδεύω

Italiano (Italian)
gabbia, prigione, impalcatura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gaiola (f), jaula (f)
v. - enjaular, prender (ind.)

Русский (Russian)
клетка

Español (Spanish)
n. - jaula
v. tr. - enjaular

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bur, hylsa
v. - sätta i bur, spärra in

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
鸟笼, 兽笼, 座厢, 起降机, 关进笼内

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鳥籠, 獸籠, 座廂, 起降機
v. tr. - 關進籠內

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 새장, 감옥, 창구, 실내연습장
v. tr. - 감금하다, 농구 등에서 골을 넣다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 鳥かご, おり, 捕虜収容所, かご, 砲座
v. - かごに入れる, シュートする

idioms:

• gilded cage    豪華だが窮屈な環境

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قفص (فعل) يضع أو يحبس في قفص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כלוב, מעלית, כלא, מחנה שבויים‬
v. tr. - ‮הכניס לכלוב‬

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