shadowbox
/ˈʃædoʊˌbɑks/
noun
- A shallow, framed case used to display objects behind glass.
- She hung a shadowbox on the wall to show her collection of seashells.
- The medal was displayed in a wooden shadowbox.
- He made a shadowbox for his grandfather's old pocket watch.
verb
- To practice boxing by throwing punches at an imaginary opponent, often for training or warm-up.
- She shadowboxes every morning to improve her footwork and speed.
- He put on his gloves and started to shadowbox in front of the mirror.
- Before the match, the boxer spent ten minutes shadowboxing in the ring.
- To engage in a conflict or argument that is not real or direct, often by avoiding the real issue.
- Stop shadowboxing and tell me what you actually want.
- The politicians spent the debate shadowboxing instead of answering real questions.
- They were shadowboxing around the topic of layoffs for weeks.
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