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box

/bɒks/

noun

Meaning

  • Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

  • Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space

Synonyms

computer,
machine,
TV,
telly,
tube,
boxful,
loge,
case,
package,
box seat,
text box,
cup,
shelter

verb

Meaning

  • To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.

  • Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.

  • To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.

  • To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.

  • To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.

  • To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.

  • To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.

  • To place a value of a primitive type into a corresponding object.

Synonyms

box up,
case,
embox,
encase,
pack,
pack up,
package