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    Cage
    I
    Cage, John
    (1912–92) an American composer of very modern music, including Winter Music and Fontana Mix.

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    Cage, Nicolas
    (1964–) a US actor whose films include Wild at Heart (1990), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), and Adaptation (2000). He won an Oscar award for his performance in Leaving Las Vegas.


    cage
    I
    cage1 /keɪdʒ/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1100-1200
     Language: Old French
     Origin: Latin cavea 'hollow place, cage', from cavus; ⇨ cave1

    a structure made of wires or bars in which birds or animals can be kept

    II
    cage2 verb
    [transitive] to put or keep an animal or bird in a cage:
        caged birds