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Noun: boxing  bók-sing
  1. Fighting with the fists
    "He took up boxing at the local gym";
    - pugilism, fisticuffs
     
  2. The enclosure of something in a package or box
    "Boxing the products was the final step before shipping";
    - packing
Verb: box  bóks
  1. Put into a box
    "box the gift, please";
    - package
     
  2. (sport) engage in a boxing match
    "The two heavyweights boxed for the championship title"
     
  3. Hit with the fist
    "I'll box your ears!"

Derived forms: boxings

Type of: case, contact sport, encase, enclosing, enclosure, envelopment, fight, hit, incase [rare], inclosure, struggle

Antonym: unbox

Encyclopedia: Boxing

Box, Matthew