out·box
ˈau̇t-ˌbäks 
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or out-box
1
: a box or tray (as on a desk) for holding outgoing interoffice mail
2
: a computer folder for outgoing email messages that have not yet been sent
out·box
ˌau̇t-ˈbäks
outboxed; outboxing; outboxes
: to outdo or surpass in boxing : to box more skillfully or successfully than (an opponent)
… saying that after a few lessons they've outboxed bigger and heavier opponents.—
Sinclair Lewis
Sinclair LewisHolyfield won by thoroughly outboxing Rahman at every turn, jabbing and battering him over and over …—Mike Freeman
Mike FreemanExamples of outbox in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebKali Durgampudi, Forbes, 18 July 2022
There's a general idea in show business that January is where movies go to die, a dumpster month for studios looking to quietly burn off the cursed and broken projects still lingering in last year's outbox.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2022
The review of Allen’s inbox and outbox is what ultimately led to Gruden’s resignation, and showed that Allen participated in inappropriate and offensive conversations, including the sharing of pornographic images.
—Kevin Draper, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2021
Josh Katzowitz, Forbes, 7 May 2022
Tyson Fury can outbox most any heavyweight on the planet.
—Zack Jones, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2021
But all that dazzling motion, required to outbox the bigger Maxim, caught up with him in the oppressive heat.
—Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 24 June 2021
Both laptops with the older 14nm 10th-gen Comet Lake H can’t even outbox a much tinier Asus ROG Zephyrus G14.
—Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 14 May 2021
Ongare, 26, made it through to the Olympics after outboxing Ugandan opponent Catherine Nanziri in the women's flyweight (51 kilogram) division at the Africa Boxing Olympic Qualification tournament in Dakar, Senegal.
—Aisha Salaudeen, CNN, 2 Mar. 2020
The Tuscaloosa native, who was getting outboxed most of the night, improves his career record to 42-0-1, with 41 knockouts.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 23 Nov. 2019
Walking forward from the opening bell, Lawrence did his best to utilize his length and head movement to outbox his Bolivian opponent.
—John Morgan, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2019
Love, a southpaw, outboxed Samuel Teach and earned the decision in the junior welterweight fight.
—Branson Wright, cleveland.com, 7 Feb. 2018
Noun
Traceability and reliability: Many healthcare executives prefer not to exchange important information over email because there is no proof of receipt, and emails could mistakenly end up in a spam folder or get stuck in an outbox.
—Kali Durgampudi, Forbes, 18 July 2022
There's a general idea in show business that January is where movies go to die, a dumpster month for studios looking to quietly burn off the cursed and broken projects still lingering in last year's outbox.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2022
The review of Allen’s inbox and outbox is what ultimately led to Gruden’s resignation, and showed that Allen participated in inappropriate and offensive conversations, including the sharing of pornographic images.
—Kevin Draper, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2021
Verb
Assuming Bivol can outbox Alvarez for much of this fight and can stay away from Alvarez’s power shots, Alvarez is going to have a tough time.
—Josh Katzowitz, Forbes, 7 May 2022
Tyson Fury can outbox most any heavyweight on the planet.
—Zack Jones, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2021
But all that dazzling motion, required to outbox the bigger Maxim, caught up with him in the oppressive heat.
—Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 24 June 2021
Both laptops with the older 14nm 10th-gen Comet Lake H can’t even outbox a much tinier Asus ROG Zephyrus G14.
—Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 14 May 2021
Ongare, 26, made it through to the Olympics after outboxing Ugandan opponent Catherine Nanziri in the women's flyweight (51 kilogram) division at the Africa Boxing Olympic Qualification tournament in Dakar, Senegal.
—Aisha Salaudeen, CNN, 2 Mar. 2020
The Tuscaloosa native, who was getting outboxed most of the night, improves his career record to 42-0-1, with 41 knockouts.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 23 Nov. 2019
Walking forward from the opening bell, Lawrence did his best to utilize his length and head movement to outbox his Bolivian opponent.
—John Morgan, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2019
Love, a southpaw, outboxed Samuel Teach and earned the decision in the junior welterweight fight.
—Branson Wright, cleveland.com, 7 Feb. 2018
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