Cage
noun
A structure of bars or wires where animals or birds are kept.
The tiger was kept in a large cage at the zoo.
Often appears as...
- bird cage
- zoo cage
verb
To put or confine in a cage.
The zookeeper had to cage the lion for safety reasons.
Often appears as...
- cage animals
- cage birds
noun
An environment or situation that restricts freedom.
He felt trapped in a cage of his own fears.
Often appears as...
- cage of fears
- mental cage
Usage tips
Idiomatic, Literary
noun
A large net or fence placed around the area of play.
The batting cage at the baseball park was of excellent quality.
Often appears as...
- baseball cage
- batting cage
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A structure of bars or wires where animals or birds are kept.
The tiger was kept in a large cage at the zoo.
Often appears as...
- bird cage
- zoo cage
verb
To put or confine in a cage.
The zookeeper had to cage the lion for safety reasons.
Often appears as...
- cage animals
- cage birds
noun
An environment or situation that restricts freedom.
He felt trapped in a cage of his own fears.
Often appears as...
- cage of fears
- mental cage
Usage tips
Idiomatic, Literary
noun
A large net or fence placed around the area of play.
The batting cage at the baseball park was of excellent quality.
Often appears as...
- baseball cage
- batting cage
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Use
Use 'cage' to refer to physical enclosures with bars; specifically for confining animals.
The zoo installed new cages for the monkeys.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Feelings
A cage usually implies captivity and lack of freedom, which can evoke sympathy for caged animals.
Seeing birds in a tiny cage makes me sad.
Pro Tip 3/3Material Notice
Cages are often made of metal, but you might find wooden or plastic ones for smaller pets.
She bought a wooden cage for her parrot.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Use
Use 'cage' to refer to physical enclosures with bars; specifically for confining animals.
The zoo installed new cages for the monkeys.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Feelings
A cage usually implies captivity and lack of freedom, which can evoke sympathy for caged animals.
Seeing birds in a tiny cage makes me sad.
Pro Tip 3/3Material Notice
Cages are often made of metal, but you might find wooden or plastic ones for smaller pets.
She bought a wooden cage for her parrot.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Use
Use 'cage' to refer to physical enclosures with bars; specifically for confining animals.
The zoo installed new cages for the monkeys.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Feelings
A cage usually implies captivity and lack of freedom, which can evoke sympathy for caged animals.
Seeing birds in a tiny cage makes me sad.
Pro Tip 3/3Material Notice
Cages are often made of metal, but you might find wooden or plastic ones for smaller pets.
She bought a wooden cage for her parrot.
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Imagine that you're a crow. Here's your food in a deep hole. How would you go about, with the tools available to you on this table, solving this problem? The bird's tool kit includes a short stick hanging on a piece of string, three stones inside wooden cages, and a longer stick trapped in a plastic box.
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Making a Live Trap PIPE...
Thorne's girlfriend Delia's counting on him to make sure they stay stocked up on meat but he's new to trapping and still doesn't have a handle on the habits of all the wildlife in the area now I'm gonna actually make a live trap it's kind of like a primitive cage I'll have
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Bart Knols: Cheese, dogs...
but we undertook some remarkable experiments that managed us to resolve this puzzle very quickly indeed. First, we observed that not all mosquito species bite on the same part of the body. Strange. So we set up an experiment where we put a naked volunteer in a large cage,
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Using poetry as a way to...
and diagnosed me with selective mutism proved that my fear of talking was social anxiety and not attitude explained that I was so afraid of people that my vocal cords locked themselves in that I was not outlier but pioneer like Maya Angelou who knew quiet like a caged
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The greatest TED Talk...
what has to happen moving forward is we need to encourage people to take risks we need to encourage people to not be afraid of opportunities that may scare them ultimately moving forward I think we have to embrace fear we've got to put that bear in a cage
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Adorable Baby Animal...
relatively small cage and now they come out here and it's like wow big world grass wind rain snow you know coyote in the distance so it's it's that next step their mum has been in one of these pens before and quickly gives her new
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Baby Ferret Training...
relatively small cage and now they come out here and it's like wow big world grass wind rain snow you know kyle italian in the distance so it's it's that next step their mum has been in one of these pens
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Saving Bears In The...
babar farm is a place that keeps large numbers of bears in very small cages and Bev our farms certainly in this part of the world don't breed animals they remove animals from the wild to extract
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Incredible Orangutan...
independence and a quality of life they would never have in a cage one orangutan who probably appreciates this more than most is hercules before he was rescued hercules was kept
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Rescued Spider Monkey...
there's one monkey who is refusing to come out bruce he's not quite ready to head into the wild and needs a bit of encouragement to leave the safety of his cage
Video examples
Are Crows the Ultimate...
Imagine that you're a crow. Here's your food in a deep hole. How would you go about, with the tools available to you on this table, solving this problem? The bird's tool kit includes a short stick hanging on a piece of string, three stones inside wooden cages, and a longer stick trapped in a plastic box.
Video examples
Making a Live Trap PIPE...
Thorne's girlfriend Delia's counting on him to make sure they stay stocked up on meat but he's new to trapping and still doesn't have a handle on the habits of all the wildlife in the area now I'm gonna actually make a live trap it's kind of like a primitive cage I'll have
Video examples
Bart Knols: Cheese, dogs...
but we undertook some remarkable experiments that managed us to resolve this puzzle very quickly indeed. First, we observed that not all mosquito species bite on the same part of the body. Strange. So we set up an experiment where we put a naked volunteer in a large cage,
Video examples
Using poetry as a way to...
and diagnosed me with selective mutism proved that my fear of talking was social anxiety and not attitude explained that I was so afraid of people that my vocal cords locked themselves in that I was not outlier but pioneer like Maya Angelou who knew quiet like a caged
Video examples
The greatest TED Talk...
what has to happen moving forward is we need to encourage people to take risks we need to encourage people to not be afraid of opportunities that may scare them ultimately moving forward I think we have to embrace fear we've got to put that bear in a cage
Video examples
Adorable Baby Animal...
relatively small cage and now they come out here and it's like wow big world grass wind rain snow you know coyote in the distance so it's it's that next step their mum has been in one of these pens before and quickly gives her new
Video examples
Baby Ferret Training...
relatively small cage and now they come out here and it's like wow big world grass wind rain snow you know kyle italian in the distance so it's it's that next step their mum has been in one of these pens
Video examples
Saving Bears In The...
babar farm is a place that keeps large numbers of bears in very small cages and Bev our farms certainly in this part of the world don't breed animals they remove animals from the wild to extract
Video examples
Incredible Orangutan...
independence and a quality of life they would never have in a cage one orangutan who probably appreciates this more than most is hercules before he was rescued hercules was kept
Video examples
Rescued Spider Monkey...
there's one monkey who is refusing to come out bruce he's not quite ready to head into the wild and needs a bit of encouragement to leave the safety of his cage
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Paige VanZant
American Athlete
I've always been very competitive, and I've always had this desire to win my entire life. I guess when it comes to being in the cage, especially, I just hate losing more than I like to win. The idea of someone beating me just doesn't sit well.
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Jan Blachowicz
I can always hear my fans shouting for me and I always get goosebumps walking to the cage wherever I fight. But once the cage door shuts I forget everything else around the world and I focus.
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Rory MacDonald
I don't ever know the people I fight at all. I just know their name and I show up on the night, they show up, and we fight in a cage and we paid for it. That's what we like to do.
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Tito Ortiz
American Athlete
The whole bad-boy image was for the cage, and that's it. It wasn't an act because it came from a passion for fighting.
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Jessica Mendoza
American Journalist
In a perfect world, if I can get conversations done at a batting cage, there's exactly the place I want to be.
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Wendi McLendon-Covey
American Actress
On my keychain, I have a citrine crystal in a tiny cage. It's for protection and good vibes.
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Raphael Assuncao
Brazilian Athlete
When it is all said and done, everything is different once you get up into the cage.
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William Hurt
American Actor
I don't put the truth in a cage. I try to find a way to release it.
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Justin Gaethje
American Athlete
It's life or death for me every single time I step in the cage.
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Rose Namajunas
American Athlete
It takes a lot of courage in that cage no matter who you are.
Quote examples
Paige VanZant
American Athlete
I've always been very competitive, and I've always had this desire to win my entire life. I guess when it comes to being in the cage, especially, I just hate losing more than I like to win. The idea of someone beating me just doesn't sit well.
Quote examples
Jan Blachowicz
I can always hear my fans shouting for me and I always get goosebumps walking to the cage wherever I fight. But once the cage door shuts I forget everything else around the world and I focus.
Quote examples
Rory MacDonald
I don't ever know the people I fight at all. I just know their name and I show up on the night, they show up, and we fight in a cage and we paid for it. That's what we like to do.
Quote examples
Tito Ortiz
American Athlete
The whole bad-boy image was for the cage, and that's it. It wasn't an act because it came from a passion for fighting.
Quote examples
Jessica Mendoza
American Journalist
In a perfect world, if I can get conversations done at a batting cage, there's exactly the place I want to be.
Quote examples
Wendi McLendon-Covey
American Actress
On my keychain, I have a citrine crystal in a tiny cage. It's for protection and good vibes.
Quote examples
Raphael Assuncao
Brazilian Athlete
When it is all said and done, everything is different once you get up into the cage.
Quote examples
William Hurt
American Actor
I don't put the truth in a cage. I try to find a way to release it.
Quote examples
Justin Gaethje
American Athlete
It's life or death for me every single time I step in the cage.
Quote examples
Rose Namajunas
American Athlete
It takes a lot of courage in that cage no matter who you are.
Example 1 of 10
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