Complete Definition of "cage"

Image:Cage kos.JPG|thumb|A cage
English

Etymology
From Old French cage, from Latin cavea

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-cage.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
cage (plural: cages)

  1. an enclosure made of bars
  2. the passenger compartment of a lift
Translations
trans-top|enclosure
Arabic: ARchar|��ص|����ص (qafa.s)
Bosnian: t-|bs|kavez|m
Danish: t-|da|bur|n
Finnish: t-|fi|häkki
German: Käfig m (1)
Hebrew: ����|�ְּ��ּ� (kluv) m
Hindi: �़फ़स (qafas)
Ido: kajo
Italian: t+|it|gabbia|f
trans-mid
Japanese: 檻 (��)
Kurdish: t|ku|rekeh|f, t|ku|qefes|f, t+|ku|������س|sc=KUchar
Persian: FAchar|��س (qafes)
Polish: klatka f
Serbian:

Spanish: t+|es|jaula|f
Urdu: URchar|��س (qafas)
trans-bottom

trans-top|lift compartment
Italian: t+|it|cabina|f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
birdcage
cagey
roll cage

Verb
en-verb|cag|ing

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

Derived terms
caged in
uncage
caging list


French

Etymology
From Old French cage, from Latin cavea

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-cage.ogg|Audio (US)

w:IPA|IPA: /ka�/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /kaZ/

Noun
cage f

  1. cage

#: "La Cage aux Folles" -- The Bird Cage

Related terms
caja
cajon
cave
cavity

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