cage

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a place or situation that makes you feel trapped or stops you from being free.

n. a figurative state of confinement or restriction that inhibits personal or creative agency.

“He felt that his high-paying office job had become a golden cage.”

“The artist described her strict upbringing as a cage that prevented her from exploring her true potential for years.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Engineering Technical

n. the part of an elevator or lift that people stand in.

n. the enclosed passenger or freight compartment of a lift or hoist mechanism.

Español:cabina

“The miners stepped into the iron cage to be lowered into the shaft.”

“Safety regulations require the lift cage to be inspected monthly for structural integrity and cable wear.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Sports

n. the goal area in sports like ice hockey or lacrosse.

n. the goal structure in specific field or ice sports, typically consisting of a frame and netting.

“The puck flew past the goalie and straight into the back of the cage.”

“The striker managed to find a gap in the defense and fired the ball into the cage to secure the win.”

B1 · Intermediate

v. to put an animal or a person in a cage or to keep them trapped.

v. to confine within a cage or to restrict movement and liberty as if by a physical barrier.

“It is cruel to cage wild animals that are used to roaming free.”

“The regime attempted to cage the opposition by restricting their access to public media and freezing their bank accounts.”

C2 · Proficiency Law Technical · American English

v. to record and organize information from people who reply to advertisements or political mail.

v. to process and track individual responses to direct mail for the purpose of database management or voter verification.

“The campaign team had to cage the thousands of letters they received each week.”

“The legality of caging lists has been a subject of intense debate in recent election cycles regarding voter suppression concerns.”