cage
/keɪdʒ/noun
उच्चारण केज
पिंजरा
Basic word
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[C]
a structure made of metal bars or wire in which animals or birds are kept
पिंजरा
- a bird in a cage
- The parrot flew out of its cage when the door was left open.
- Zoo workers cleaned the tiger's cage every morning.
+ 1 more example
- He built a wooden cage for his pet rabbits.
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[T, usually passive]
to put or keep an animal or a bird in a cage
पिंजरे में बंद करना
- caged birds
- It is cruel to cage a wild bird for years.
- The animals were caged during the night for their safety.
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- Many people think big cats should not be caged in small zoos.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
in a cage
Use 'in' for the animal kept there.
वहाँ रखे गए पशु के लिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The parrot lives in a cage on our balcony.
- The lion paced restlessly in its cage.
cage + object (verb)
To put or keep an animal or a bird in a cage; often used figuratively for restricting freedom.
पशु या पक्षी को पिंजरे में रखना; लाक्षणिक रूप से स्वतंत्रता सीमित करना।
- It is cruel to cage wild birds.
- She felt caged by her strict routine.
cage + noun
Common compounds: cage bird, cage door, rib cage, bird cage.
सामान्य यौगिक: cage bird, rib cage, bird cage।
- The rib cage protects the heart and lungs.
figurative: rattle sb's cage
An informal idiom meaning to annoy or provoke someone.
अनौपचारिक मुहावरा: किसी को परेशान या उत्तेजित करना।
- The reporter rattled the minister's cage with a sharp question.
cage in rights and ethics
Debates about zoos and pets often ask whether it is right to keep animals in a cage. Many people favour large open enclosures.
चिड़ियाघरों और पालतू पशुओं पर बहस में प्रायः पूछा जाता है कि क्या जानवरों को पिंजरे में रखना उचित है। कई लोग खुले बड़े बाड़ों के पक्ष में हैं।
- Many people oppose keeping birds in a cage.
- Open enclosures are kinder to animals.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cage
ironwoodenwiregoldensmalllocked
- A golden cage is still a cage.
verb + cage
openlockcleanbuildescape fromrelease from
- The zoo keeper cleaned the cage before feeding the tiger.
cage + noun
doorbirdfightingbarsmatch
- He gently opened the cage door and set the bird free.
cage of + material
of iron barsof wireof bambooof steel
- The villagers made a cage of bamboo for the hens.
cage + figurative
a gilded cagecaged animalcage of rulesfeel caged
- She lived in a gilded cage, wealthy but not free.
“More examples 6
- The parrot escaped when the cage door was left open.
पिंजरे का दरवाज़ा खुला रह जाने पर तोता उड़ गया।
- Radhika felt sorry for the squirrel locked in a small cage.
राधिका को छोटे पिंजरे में बंद गिलहरी पर तरस आया।
- The ribs form a cage around the heart.
पसलियाँ हृदय के चारों ओर एक पिंजरा बनाती हैं।
- Many people believe birds should not be kept in cages.
बहुत से लोग मानते हैं कि पक्षियों को पिंजरों में नहीं रखना चाहिए।
- The cricketers practised in a net cage behind the school.
क्रिकेटरों ने स्कूल के पीछे जालीदार पिंजरे में अभ्यास किया।
- The tiger paced from one end of the cage to the other.
बाघ पिंजरे के एक छोर से दूसरे छोर तक चक्कर लगा रहा था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The bird is kept on a cage.
✓ The bird is kept in a cage.
A cage encloses the bird, so use 'in'.
Cage पक्षी को घेरता है, इसलिए 'in' आता है।
✗ They caged the tiger into the zoo.
✓ They caged the tiger in the zoo.
The place where an animal is kept takes 'in'; 'into' shows movement.
जहाँ पशु रखा जाए, उसके लिए 'in' आता है; 'into' गति दिखाता है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the animal-home words together, asked often: cage (for birds), kennel (for a dog), stable (for a horse), sty (for a pig), hutch (for a rabbit), coop (for hens), byre or cowshed (for cows), den or lair (of a wild animal), aviary (a large cage for birds), aquarium (for fish).
जानवरों के घर के शब्द साथ याद रखिए, अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: cage (पक्षियों का, पिंजरा), kennel (कुत्ते का), stable (घोड़े का, अस्तबल), sty (सूअर का), hutch (खरगोश का), coop (मुर्गियों का, दड़बा), byre या cowshed (गायों का, गौशाला), den या lair (जंगली जानवर की माँद), aviary (पक्षियों का बड़ा पिंजरा), aquarium (मछलियों का)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Rattle sb's cage (annoy or upset somebody, often on purpose).
Idiom 'rattle sb's cage' (किसी को प्रायः जानबूझकर खिझाना)।