box
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box [1] ► NOUN 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8)
► VERB 1) 2)
ORIGIN Old English, probably related to
BOX(Cf. ↑
boxing).
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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.
DERIVATIVES boxing noun.
ORIGIN of unknown origin.
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box [3] ► NOUN ▪ a slow-growing evergreen shrub with small glossy leaves and hard wood.
ORIGIN Greek puxos.
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BOX-ON — BOX ON! is a new standardized youth fitness program dedicated to using boxing training techniques as a means of achieving a healthy, active lifestyle. It is administered by Boxing Ontario and is available all over the province of Ontario. The… … Wikipedia
Box — Box, v. t. [Cf.Sp. boxar, now spelt bojar.] To boxhaul. [1913 Webster] {To box off} (Naut.), to turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback. {To box the compass} (Naut.), to name the thirty two points of the compass in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Box — Box, n. [Cf.Dan. baske to slap, bask slap, blow. Cf. {Pash}.] A blow on the head or ear with the hand. [1913 Webster] A good humored box on the ear. W. Irving. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
