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# cage

noun (cage, cages); verb (cage, cages, caged, caging)

«cage» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A cage is a box or room made of bars or wire that keeps animals or birds inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cage/#m1)
2. To cage an animal is to put it or keep it in a cage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cage/#m2)
3. The rib cage is the set of bones round your chest that protects your heart and lungs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cage/#m3)

### In the lessons

a container: animals shared equally into cages, or animals in each cage; in everyday life pets like hamsters and birds live in cages that need cleaning; in science the rib cage protects the heart and lungs; in stories a bird escapes from its cage; phrases: «bird cage», «rib cage», «let out of the cage»

### Examples

- There are 4 birds in each cage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cage/#x1)
- The pet shop has 9 cages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cage/#x2)
- 20 rabbits are put in 5 cages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cage/#x3)
- How many cages are needed for 30 mice? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cage/#x4)
- Clean the hamster's cage every week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cage/#x5)
- The parrot flew out of its open cage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cage/#x6)
- Your rib cage protects your heart and lungs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cage/#x7)
- Zoos now use big open spaces instead of small cages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cage/#x8)
- And beside the beautiful cage was the cage of gold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cage/#x9)

### Note

Equal groups: animals ÷ per cage gives cages. Trap: if there is a remainder, one more cage is needed (30 mice, 4 per cage → 8 cages). Plural: cages. «Caged» means kept in a cage.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Jeremiah, a cage full of birds is a picture of houses full of deceit and stolen goods. In Ezekiel, caging a young lion pictures a king taken away in exile. In the primary lessons: a container: animals shared equally into cages, or animals in each cage; in everyday life pets like hamsters and birds live in cages that need cleaning; in science the rib cage protects the heart and lungs; in stories a bird escapes from its cage; phrases: «bird cage», «rib cage», «let out of the cage»

### Examples

- As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit; therefore they are become great, and waxen rich; (Prophets JER.5.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/#x1)
- And they put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon; that they might bring him into strongholds, so that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel. (Prophets EZK.19.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/#x2)

### Note

Equal groups: animals ÷ per cage gives cages. Trap: if there is a remainder, one more cage is needed (30 mice, 4 per cage → 8 cages). Plural: cages. «Caged» means kept in a cage.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cage/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cage.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «cage» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cage» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/cage.html) on Mova free.