Caging

Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪdʒ/

Caging (noun)

  1. A structure made of bars or wires to keep animals inside.
  2. A situation where someone feels trapped or confined.
  3. A fenced area used in some sports, like boxing or wrestling.

Examples

  • The bird sang happily in its cage.
  • The zookeeper cleaned the lion's cage.

Common collocations: clean the cage, bird cage, metal cage, escape the cage, mental cage

Caging (verb)

  1. To put an animal or person inside a cage.

Examples

  • They caged the wild animal for transport.
  • The farmer caged the chickens at night.

Synonyms of Caging

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Caging

  • Referring to the state of being free.