boxing

boxing
Ⅰ.
box [1] ► NOUN 1) a container with a flat base and sides and a lid. 2) an area enclosed within straight lines on a page or computer screen. 3) an enclosed area reserved for a group of people in a theatre or sports ground, or for witnesses or the jury in a law court. 4) a facility at a newspaper office for receiving replies to an advertisement, or at a post office for keeping letters until collected. 5) Brit. a shield for protecting a man's genitals in sport. 6) Brit. a small country house used when shooting or fishing. 7) (the box) informal, chiefly Brit. television. 8) (the box) Soccer, informal the penalty area.
► VERB 1) put in a box. 2) (box in) restrict or confine.
ORIGIN Old English, probably related to BOX(Cf. ↑boxing).
Ⅱ.
box [2] ► VERB ▪ fight an opponent with the fists in padded gloves as a sport.
► NOUN ▪ a slap on the side of a person's head.
● box clever — Cf. ↑box clever
● box someone's ears — Cf. ↑box someone's ears
DERIVATIVES boxing noun.
ORIGIN of unknown origin.
Ⅲ.
box [3] ► NOUN ▪ a slow-growing evergreen shrub with small glossy leaves and hard wood.
ORIGIN Greek puxos.

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