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Definition of cage verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cage

verb
 
/keɪdʒ/
 
/keɪdʒ/
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cage
 
/keɪdʒ/
 
/keɪdʒ/
he / she / it cages
 
/ˈkeɪdʒɪz/
 
/ˈkeɪdʒɪz/
past simple caged
 
/keɪdʒd/
 
/keɪdʒd/
past participle caged
 
/keɪdʒd/
 
/keɪdʒd/
-ing form caging
 
/ˈkeɪdʒɪŋ/
 
/ˈkeɪdʒɪŋ/
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  1. cage something (up) to put or keep an animal in a cage
    • The dogs are caged (up) at night.
    Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin cavea.
See cage in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
halfway
adverb
 
 
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