cage Meaning and Definition

1. n. a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice

2. n. an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

3. n. the net that is the goal in ice hockey

4. n. United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)

5. n. something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement

6. v. confine in a cage