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box
Found in thesaurus: container, compartment, containerful, plight, predicament, quandary, rectangle, bush, shrub, area, seat, blow, encase, case, incase, hit, struggle, contend, fight
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box
n.
case; crate; small seating area in a theater; punch, hit; television
v.
fight with fists; put in crates, put in boxes
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Box
Box (plural boxes) describes a variety of containers and receptacles for permanent use as storage, or for temporary use, often for transporting contents.
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Box (disambiguation)
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box
Noun
1. a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
(hypernym) container
(hyponym) ballot box
(part-meronym) base
(derivation) package
2. private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty"
(synonym) loge
(hypernym) compartment
(hyponym) skybox
(part-holonym) balcony
(part-meronym) box seat
3. the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates"
(synonym) boxful
(hypernym) containerful
4. a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"
(synonym) corner
(hypernym) predicament, quandary, plight
5. a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes"
(hypernym) rectangle
6. evergreen shrubs or small trees
(synonym) boxwood
(hypernym) shrub, bush
(hyponym) common box, European box, Buxus sempervirens
(member-holonym) Buxus, genus Buxus
(substance-meronym) boxwood, Turkish boxwood
7. any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"
(hypernym) area
(hyponym) batter's box
(part-holonym) ball field, baseball field, diamond
8. the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"
(synonym) box seat
(hypernym) seat
(part-holonym) coach, four-in-hand, coach-and-four
9. separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
(hypernym) compartment
(hyponym) jury box
10. a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"
(hypernym) blow
Verb
1. put into a box; "box the gift, please"
(synonym) package
(antonym) unbox
(hypernym) encase, incase, case
2. hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!"
(hypernym) hit
3. engage in a boxing match
(hypernym) fight, struggle
(hyponym) spar
(classification) sport, athletics
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Box (die)
nf.
box, case, crate; small seating area in a theater
boxen
v.
box, fight with fists, practice boxing
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box
nm.
box; stall; cubicle
