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kage

kage is the obsolete form of cage.

Meaning of cage

Noun

cage (plural cages)

  1. An enclosure made of spaced bars, normally to hold animals while providing some ventilation.
    • We keep a bird in a cage.
  2. The passenger compartment of a lift.
  3. (field hockey or ice hockey, water polo) The goal.
  4. (US, broadly, slang) Synonym of automobile.
    Synonyms:
    automobile
  5. (figuratively) Something that hinders freedom.
    • Schwartz examines with dignity and tenderness the battles within and without of […] families, created and biological, and the cages and freedom they can provide.1989 December 17, Nan Donald, “Broken Hearts, Messed Up Families, And New Beginnings”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 23, page 9
  6. (slang) A prison or prison cell.
    • The 'out of the closet' lesbians and gay men here in the Iowa Cages are harassed and discriminated daily by oppressive pigs, believe me, I know, as a lesbian I've experienced it first hand and seen my fellow lesbian and gay friends oppressed to where I'm ready to explode.1985 December 14, Robyn Shawnee Jackson, “Kouuntry And Kitten”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 22, page 4

See all 20 meanings of cage

Forms of kage

pluralkages

Origin of kage

Variant of cage, q.v.

Questions about kage

What is kage the obsolete form of?
Kage is the obsolete form of cage.

Words near kage in the dictionary

  1. Kagawa
  2. Kagawasan
  3. Kagay-anon
  4. Kagayanen
  5. Kagbana
  6. kage
  7. Kagel
  8. Kagels
  9. Kagera
  10. kages
  11. Kagi

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