box


Definition: Meaning of, box in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bɒks /

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box boxes
  1. container [countable] a container for putting things in, especially one with four stiff straight sides
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  2. amount also boxful [countable] the amount of something contained in a box
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  3. shape [countable] a small square on a page for people to write information in
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  4. shape [countable] a SQUARE or RECTANGLE on a page where information is given or where an answer can be written
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  5. in a court/theatre etc [countable] a small area of a theatre or court that is separate from where other people are sitting
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  6. small building [countable] a small building or structure used for a particular purpose [=  booth]
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  7. at a post office box 25/450 etc a box with a number in a POST OFFICE, where you can have letters etc sent instead of to your own address [=  PO Box]
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  8. sports field [countable usually singular] a special area of a sports field that is marked by lines and used for a particular purpose
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  9. protection [countable] British English a piece of plastic that a man wears over his sex organs to protect them when he is playing a sport, especially CRICKET
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  10. tree [uncountable and countable] a small tree that keeps its leaves in winter and is often planted around the edge of a garden or field
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  11. television the box informal the television
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  12. be out of your box British English informal to be very drunk or have taken an illegal drug
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
box boxed boxed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
boxing boxes
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to fight someone as a sport by hitting them with your closed hands inside big leather GLOVE s
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  2. also box up [transitive] to put things in boxes
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  3. [transitive] to draw a box around something on a page
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  4. box somebody's ears old-fashioned to hit someone on the side of their head
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box used in phrases

  • California box elder (noun)
    1. maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature
  • Christmas box (noun)
    1. a present given at Christmas for services during the year
  • European box (noun)
    1. large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures
  • Home Box Office
    1. a US CABLE TELEVISION company that mostly shows films
  • PO Box (noun)
    1. post office box used before a number as an address at a post office where letters to you can be sent
  • PO Box No (noun)
    1. the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected
  • PO box number (noun)
    1. the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected
  • Pandora's box (noun)
    1. open a Pandora's box to do or start something that will cause a lot of other problems
  • Post-Office box (noun)
    1. a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for
  • Western box turtle (noun)
    1. primarily a prairie turtle of western United States and northern Mexico
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box used in phrasal verbs

  • box in (phrasal verb)
    1. to surround a person or vehicle, so that they cannot move or leave a place
    2. to limit someone’s freedom to choose what to do
  • box off (phrasal verb)
    1. to separate an area from the rest of a place, especially by building a wall around it
  • box up (phrasal verb)
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