I. cage 1 /keɪdʒ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin cavea 'hollow place, cage' , from cavus ; ⇨ ↑ cave 1 ]
a structure made of wires or bars in which birds or animals can be kept
II. cage 2 BrE AmE verb
[transitive] to put or keep an animal or bird in a cage:
caged birds