1. An enclosure made of wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
   "The parrot squawked loudly in its cage";
   - coop
    
2. Something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
   "His overprotective parents created a cage that stifled his personal growth"
    
3. The net that is the goal in ice hockey
   "The puck flew into the cage, scoring the winning goal"
    
4. (baseball) an enclosed area with netting where players practice batting
   "The team spent hours in the batting cage improving their swings";
   - batting cage
    
5. The passenger compartment of a lift
   "They stepped into the cage of the old-fashioned elevator"

1. Confine in a cage
   "The animal was caged"

1. United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)
   - John Cage, John Milton Cage Jr.

Derived forms: caging, cages, caged

Type of: baseball equipment, composer, confine, constraint, detain, enclosure, net, restraint

Encyclopedia: Cage, John Milton