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# cage

«cage» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a box or room made of bars or wire that keeps animals or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) A cage is a box or room made of bars or wire that keeps animals or birds inside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/#m1)

2) To cage an animal is to put it or keep it in a cage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/#m2)

3) The rib cage is the set of bones round your chest that protects your heart and lungs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/#x2)
- There are 4 birds in each cage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/#x3)
- The pet shop has 9 cages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/#x4)
- 20 rabbits are put in 5 cages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/#x5)
- How many cages are needed for 30 mice? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/#x6)
- Clean the hamster's cage every week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/#x7)
- The parrot flew out of its open cage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/#x8)
- Your rib cage protects your heart and lungs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/#x9)
- Zoos now use big open spaces instead of small cages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/#x10)
- And beside the beautiful cage was the cage of gold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/#x11)

### 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 the corpora

- [In experiments, rats opened a cage to free another trapped rat, even when they could have eaten chocolate instead.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/11/)
- [Cages and hutches need cleaning regularly; dirty bedding left for a month causes smells and illness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/12/)
- [Free-range hens can go outside, caged hens live inside buildings, and many countries have banned the smallest cages.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/287-farm-animals-milk-eggs-wool-and-meat/16/)
- [Think of a parrot climbing its cage: beak, foot, beak, foot.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/303-parrots-of-the-world-macaws-cockatoos-african-greys-lorikeets-and-the-cheeky-kea/5/)
- [A plan can change while you write; it is a guide, not a cage.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/39-planning-before-writing/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «cage» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cage/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.