box

Pronunciation: US [bɑks] UK [bɒks]

n.Box box box; box
v.(Boxing) beat (someone) put (something) boxing (or a box, box)
WebBox; box; a cuboid

Definitions in English

n.

1.

a container with straight sides, a flat base, and sometimes a lid; the things in a box, or the amount that a box contains

2.

a space on a printed form, in which you write; a space on a computer screen, where you can read or write a particular type of information

3.

a small enclosed space with seats in a theater or sports ground, separate from where the rest of the audience is sitting

4.

the penalty area in soccer

5.

an address that some people use instead of having letters delivered to their house

6.

a tree with small shiny leaves that people grow especially around the edges of their yards

7.

a casket for a dead body

8.

9.

a cup worn by men when playing sports

10.

v.

1.

to fight in the sport of boxing

2.

to put something into a box

Other Forms

pl.box

3sg.boxes

Idioms

Example Sentences

My landlady..took the opportunity of my absence to search my boxes.
Source: S. Johnson
Who, seeing the house shuttered, would have dropped a letter in at the box?
Source: E. Bowen
She was so furious she..rushed at Polly and boxed her ears.
Source: N. Mitford

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