box
/bɑks/
verb
- To fight someone as a sport, using your fists to punch while wearing gloves.
- The two athletes will box in the championship match next week.
- She boxes three times a week to stay in shape.
- He learned to box at the local gym when he was a teenager.
- To put something into a box or container.
- Please box the dishes carefully before the move.
- I need to box these old toys for donation.
- They boxed the gifts and shipped them overnight.
- To surround or enclose something, often in a way that restricts movement.
- She felt boxed in by all the rules at her new job.
- The police boxed the suspect into a corner of the parking lot.
- The other runners boxed him in during the race.
Antonyms
noun
- A container with flat sides and a lid, used for storing or transporting things.
- I keep my old photographs in a shoebox under the bed.
- She packed her books in a cardboard box before moving.
- The delivery driver left a large wooden box on the porch.
- A square or rectangular space on a form, document, or screen where you write or click.
- Type your email address in the text box at the top of the page.
- Please check the box next to your preferred option.
- The survey had a small box for additional comments.
- A small enclosed area or compartment, such as a seating area in a theater or a shelter for a guard.
- The witness sat in a glass box in the courtroom.
- We had tickets for a private box at the opera.
- The security guard sat in a small box near the entrance.
- A rectangular shape or outline drawn on a surface.
- The artist sketched a simple box to represent the building.
- The teacher drew a box on the chalkboard to show the answer.
- He made a box around the important dates on the calendar.
- A protective casing or housing for a piece of equipment.
- The speaker box was made of sturdy plastic.
- The fuse box is located in the basement.
- He opened the electrical box to check the wiring.