caged

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caged^¹

adjective

not comparable Confined in a cage.
not comparable, of eggs Produced by birds confined in cages; not free-range. Two thirds of the class decided that free-range eggs had more taste and flavour than caged eggs and one third liked the taste of caged eggs more than free range.
not comparable Resembling a cage. It is lighter to handle and more manoeuvrable, and its three caged sides with web straps on the fourth prevent movement of the contents.
derogatory, not comparable, slang Jailed, imprisoned, incarcerated.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of cage

CAGED^²

noun

uncountable The barre chords C, A, G, E, and D.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: locked, imprisoned, captive, cellbound, shackled, constrained, pent, fettered, closeted, cabined, immured, confined, encoffined, prison-bound, fenced in, chained

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@misc{caged_2026,
  title = {caged},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caged},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}