cage

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Related terms

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French cage, from Latin cavea

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• Rhymes: -eɪdʒ

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cage (plural cages)

1. an enclosure made of bars
2. the passenger compartment of a lift
3. another name for the goal in water polo and hockey

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• birdcage
• cageling
• cagey
• roll cage

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to cage (third-person singular simple present cages, present participle caging, simple past and past participle caged)

1. to put into a cage
2. (advertising, politics) To track individual responses to direct mail.

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• caged in
• uncage
• caging list

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French cage, from Latin cavea

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• IPA: /kaʒ/, SAMPA: /kaZ/
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[edit] Noun

cage f. (plural cages)

1. cage

   "La Cage aux Folles" -- The Bird Cage

[edit] Related terms

• caja
• cajon
• cave
• cavity