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boxing

/ˈbɒksɪŋ/

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

verb

Meaning

  • To strike with the fists; to punch.

    "Leave this place before I box you!"

  • To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.

  • To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.

noun

Meaning

  • A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists, the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.

Synonyms

fisticuffs,
pugilism,
sparring