BOX
\bˈɒks], \bˈɒks], \b_ˈɒ_k_s]\
Definitions of BOX
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
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separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
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private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty"
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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"
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evergreen shrubs or small trees
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a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes"
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a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"
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engage in a boxing match
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hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!"
By Princeton University
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
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separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
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private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty"
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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"
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evergreen shrubs or small trees
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a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes"
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engage in a boxing match; in sport
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.
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A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.
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The quantity that a box contain.
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A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement.
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A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box.
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A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
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An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
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A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.
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The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
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A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift.
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The square in which the pitcher stands.
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To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.
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To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form.
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A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
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To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar.
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To boxhaul.
By Oddity Software
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A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.
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A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.
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The quantity that a box contain.
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A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement.
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A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box.
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A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
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An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
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A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.
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The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
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A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift.
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The square in which the pitcher stands.
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To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.
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To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form.
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A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
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To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar.
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To boxhaul.
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To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head.
By Noah Webster.
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A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
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To fight with the fists.
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A tree remarkable for the hardness and smoothness of its wood: a case or receptable for holding anything: the contents of a box: a small house or lodge: a private seat in a theatre: the driver's seat on a carriage. -TO BE IN A BOX, to be in difficulty, or in a compromising position. (Amer.) The phrase TO BE IN THE WRONG BOX has, It seems, a respectable antiquity. “if you will hear how St. Augustine expoundeth that place, you shall perceive that you are in a wrong box."-Ridley (1554). “I perceive that you and I are in a wrong box."-J. Udall (1588).
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To put into or .furnish with boxex.
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To strike with the hand or fist.
By Daniel Lyons
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An evergreen shrub; a case or container with a bottom and sides, which has, or may have, a lid; the quantity such a case contains; the driver's seat on a carriage; a compartment in a theater or other public place; a place of shelter for a man on duty; as a sentry box; a blow on the head with the fist or hand.
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To shut up in a box; to confine; to stow; to pack; to strike with the fist or hand.
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To fight with the fists.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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An evergreen tree, or its wood; a wooden case; seat in a theatre; the driver's seat in a carriage; a blow with the hand.
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To put in a box; to strike with the hand.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To put into or furnish with a box; often with up.
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To cuff or buffet.
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To spar, as with boxing-gloves.
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A case, as of wood or metal; a coachman's raised seat.
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The quantity that a box will hold.
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A slap or cuff.
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A small tree or shrub of the spurge family; also, its wood, called boxwood.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Anglo-Saxon] A small wooden case or chest; a rectangular frame, square or oblong, made of wood, tin, &c.;—the contents of the chest or case;—an inclosed space with seats in a place of amusement;—a hut or temporary house for hunting or shooting parties;—a cylindrical, hollow iron, used in wheels, in which the axle-tree runs;—a hollow tube in a pump, closed with a valve; the bucket of a lifting pump;—the driver's seat on a carriage;—a present.
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n. A shrub flourishing in different parts of the globe. The dwarf box is much used for borders in gardens.
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n. [Greek] A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
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