plural boxes            
        
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                                                      : a rigid typically rectangular container with or without a cover                                      
              
                             
a cigar box
                         
              
                                                      : such as                                      
                
                    
        a
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : an open cargo container of a vehicle                                      
                
                    
        b
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : coffin                                      
                
                    
2
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      : the contents of a box especially as a measure of quantity                                      
                
                    
3
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      : an often small space, compartment, or enclosure: such as                                      
                
                    
        a
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : an enclosed group of seats for spectators (as in a theater or stadium)                                      
                
                    
        b
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : a cell for holding mail                                      
                
                    
        c
    
          
        d
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : a driver's seat on a carriage or coach                                      
                
                    
        e
    
          
                                British 
                                  
              
          
                                                      : box stall                                      
                
                    
4
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      : a box or boxlike container and its contents: such as                                      
                
                    
        a
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : a usually self-contained piece of electronic equipment                                      
                
                    
        b
    
          
        c
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : a signaling apparatus                                      
              
                             
alarm box
                         
                
                    
        d
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : an automobile transmission                                      
                
                    
        e
    
          
                                British 
                                  
              
          
                                                      : a gift in a box                                      
                
                    
        f
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : boom box                                      
                
                    
5
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      : a usually rectangular space that is frequently outlined or demarcated on a surface: such as                                      
                
                    
        a
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : a space on a page for printed matter or in which to make a mark                                      
                
                    
        b
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : any of six spaces on a baseball diamond where the batter, coaches, pitcher, and catcher stand                                      
                
                    
        c
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : the intersection of two roads especially when treated as an area where vehicles are prohibited from stopping because doing so would interfere with traffic flow                                      
              
                             
Don't block the box.
                         
                
                    6
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      : the limitations of conventionality                                      
              
                             
trying to think outside the box
                         
                
                    7
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      : a cubical building                                      
                
                    
8
                    
                                British 
                                  
              
          
                                                      : cup sense 5b                                      
              
                             
I like to use a pair of trousers which have a lot more room in them so that they give me far more freedom of movement. They also make it easier to put in a thigh pad and box.— Glenn Turner
Glenn Turner
                         
                
                    9
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      : predicament, fix                                      
                
                    
            
              boxed; boxing; boxes            
        
    1
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      : to enclose in or as if in a box                                      
                
                    
2
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      : to hem in (someone, such as an opponent)                                      
                
                  —usually used with in, out, or up
boxed out the tackle
    
                
                    
            
              boxed; boxing; boxes            
        
    
                                
              
          
                                                      : to fight with the fists : engage in boxing                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : to hit (something, especially someone's ears) with the hand                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : to engage in boxing with                                      
                
                    
                                
              
          
                                                      : a punch or slap especially on the ear                                      
                
                    
            
               plural box or boxes            
        
    
                                
              
          
                                                      : an evergreen shrub or small tree (genus Buxus of the family Buxaceae, the box family) with opposite entire leaves and capsular fruits                                      
                
                                
            especially                
          
                                                      : a widely cultivated shrub (B. sempervirens) used for hedges, borders, and topiary figures                                      
            
            
            
              boxed; boxing; boxes            
        
    
                                
              
          
                                                      : to name the 32 points of (the compass) in their order                                      
                
                  —used figuratively in the phrase box the compass to describe making a complete reversal
    
                
                    
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