box

n.
A slap or blow with the hand or fist: a box on the ear.


v., boxed, box·ing, box·es.

v.tr.

1. To hit with the hand or fist.
2. Sports. To take part in a boxing match with.

v.intr.
To fight with the fists or in a boxing match.

[Middle English.]

noun

A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand: buffet, bust, chop, cuff, punch, slap, smack, smacker, spank, swat, whack. Informal clip, spat. See attack/defend, strike/miss.

verb

To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand: buffet, bust, cuff, punch, slap, smack, spank, swat, whack. Informal clip, spat. See attack/defend, strike/miss.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 10 meanings:

Meaning #1: a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

Meaning #2: private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
  Synonym: loge

Meaning #3: the quantity contained in a box
  Synonym: boxful

Meaning #4: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
  Synonym: corner

Meaning #5: a rectangular drawing

Meaning #6: evergreen shrubs or small trees
  Synonym: boxwood

Meaning #7: any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned

Meaning #8: the driver's seat on a coach
  Synonym: box seat

Meaning #9: separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people

Meaning #10: a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)

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The verb box has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: put into a box
  Synonym: package
  Antonym: unbox (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: hit with the fist

Meaning #3: engage in a boxing match; in sport

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