cage

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkeɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/keɪdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kāj)

Inflections of 'cage' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
cages
v 3rd person singular
caging
v pres p
caged
v past
caged
v past p

Collocations for "cage"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cage" in context.

WordReference English Collocations © 2025

cage

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [lion, tiger, bird, hamster] cage
  2. the [lion's] cage
  3. a [steel, lead, wire] cage
  4. the [elevator, mine] cage
  5. [escaped, broke free, flew] from its cage
  6. was [lowered, placed, locked] in a cage
  7. kept the [canary, parrot, bird] in a cage
  8. keep [animals, prisoners] in cages
  9. Prisoners were fighting inside the cage.
  10. [manacled, locked, chained] inside the cage
  11. The batter practiced in the (batting) cage.
  12. go to the batting cages to hit some balls
  13. a cage at the [camp, prison, detention center]
n as adj
  1. is a (professional) cage fighter
  2. (the sport of) cage fighting
  3. [had, took part it, watched] a cage fight
  4. steel-cage wrestling
  5. is a cage wrestler
'cage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bird - contain - ease - flock - parrot - ramp - rib - tiger

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