1. (

• cage ,
• coop

) an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept ;

2. (

• cage

) something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement ;

3. (

• Cage ,
• John_Cage ,
• John_Milton_Cage_Jr.

) United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992) ;

4. (

• cage ,

) the net that is the goal in ice hockey ;

5. (

• batting_cage ,
• cage ,

) a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice ;

1. (

• cage ,
• cage_in

) confine in a cage; "The animal was caged" ;