verb Download 🔗Share To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes. Examples : "I carefully boxed the fragile ornaments after Christmas. " item business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in. Examples : "The construction workers boxed in the area with orange cones to keep people away from the hole. " action situation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical. Examples : ""Before painting the living room, we boxed the two gallons of light blue paint to get a consistent color across the entire wall." " color art technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap. Examples : "The farmer boxed the pine trees to collect their sap for making turpentine. " agriculture plant nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form. Examples : "The plumber boxed the pipes in the basement to protect them and make the wall look neater. " building architecture technical material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box. Examples : "The cartwright carefully boxed the axle of the wagon wheel to ensure a smooth and stable ride. " machine part technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box. Examples : "The website designer boxed the important phone number in red to make it stand out. " writing style media communication internet technology computing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To place a value of a primitive type into a corresponding object. Examples : "The program needs to box the integer value 10 before it can use it in the list. " computing technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To strike with the fists; to punch. Examples : "Leave this place before I box you!" sport action body human entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fight against (a person) in a boxing match. Examples : "The young athlete boxed his rival for the championship title last night. " sport action entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To participate in boxing; to be a boxer. Examples : "My brother boxed at the local gym to stay in shape. " sport entertainment action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Packed into a box or boxes. Examples : "The books are boxed, ready for shipping." item business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share In bridge and other card games if the cards in a pack are reversed face-up and face-down then the pack is said to be boxed. Examples : "The deck of cards was boxed, making it impossible to deal a fair hand. " game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading