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Boxing

verb
/ˈbɒksɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 2.0

Definitions

1.verbTo place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
2.verbUsually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
3.verbTo mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
4.verbTo make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
5.verbTo enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
6.verbTo furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
7.verbTo enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.
8.verbTo place a value of a primitive type into a corresponding object.
9.verbTo strike with the fists; to punch.
"Leave this place before I box you!"
10.verbTo fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
11.verbTo participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
12.nounA 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

box upcaseemboxencasepackpack uppackagefisticuffspugilismsparringpackingboxer

Antonyms

unboxuncaseunpack

Rhymes With

foxingcoxingoutfoxingbox hunglocks hungrocks hungsocks hung
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