Antonyms for cage

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : keyj

Phonetic Transcription : keɪdʒ

Definition of cage

Origin : early 13c., from Old French cage "cage, prison; retreat, hideout" (12c.), from Latin cavea "hollow place, enclosure for animals, coop, hive, stall, dungeon, spectators' seats in the theater" (cf. Italian gabbia "basket for fowls, coop;" see cave (n.)).

noun enclosure with bars
verb hold in enclosure

Example sentences :

After the incident of the birds and cage, my sagacity was for some time at fault.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Stevie prowled round the table like an excited animal in a cage.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

I opened the door of his cage and, snatching the puppy, fled.
Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson

Squirrels shouldn't swim, and if I can catch it I will put it in a cage.
Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

He paced the chamber like a beast in a cage, hissing out the words in his anger.
Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler

No one would open the cage, and it was carried out into the garden.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

But he still lived a public life, in a cage, surrounded by curious men.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

So thoughtful of him to bring his cage along with him so I could trap him inside it!
Extract from : « The Bluff of the Hawk » by Anthony Gilmore

The awful fact is beyond a doubt,The cage was open, and Dick flew out.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 26, 1880 » by Various

Well, if the Coupeaus wanted to keep her in the future, they must shut her up in a cage.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for cage

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