Cage Definition & Meaning

cage
noun
  1. an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
  2. something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
  3. United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)
  4. the net that is the goal in ice hockey
  5. a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice
verb
  1. confine in a cage; "The animal was caged"

"Cage" in song lyrics

See how cage is used in real songs:

  • "See, those are rough days, locked away in a muthafuckin cage"
    415 — Court in the Street
  • "My pent up rage got me locked in a cage"
    The 49ers f/ DOE — Can You Feel That
  • "At that stage, you rookies would've bat at the bat cage"
    7L & Esoteric — Precision

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