boxed

/bɒkst/

verb

  1. 1

    To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.

  2. 2

    Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.

  3. 3

    To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.

  4. 4

    To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.

  5. 5

    To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.

  6. 6

    To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.

  7. 7

    To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.

  8. 8

    To place a value of a primitive type into a corresponding object.

verb

  1. 1

    To strike with the fists; to punch.

    Leave this place before I box you!
  2. 2

    To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.

  3. 3

    To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.

adjective

  1. 1

    Packed into a box or boxes.

    The books are boxed, ready for shipping.
  2. 2

    In bridge and other card games if the cards in a pack are reversed face-up and face-down then the pack is said to be boxed.

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