Box
WordNet
noun
(1) A blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
"I gave him a good box on the ear"
(2) A (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
"He rummaged through a box of spare parts"
(3) Separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
"The sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
(4) Private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
"The royal box was empty"
(5) The driver's seat on a coach
"An armed guard sat in the box with the driver"
(6) 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"
(7) Evergreen shrubs or small trees
(8) The quantity contained in a box
"He gave her a box of chocolates"
(9) A rectangular drawing
"The flowchart contained many boxes"
(10) A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
"His lying got him into a tight corner"
verb
(11) Engage in a boxing match
(12) Hit with the fist
"I'll box your ears!"
(13) Put into a box
"Box the gift, please"
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
< < < from . Compare German .
Noun
- A rectangular container, usually with a hinged lid.
- As much as fills a box.
- a box of books
- A compartment to sit in at a theater, courtroom or auditorium.
- A small rectangular shelter like a booth.
- A rectangular border around an image or section of text.
- A numbered receptacle at a newspaper office for anonymous replies to advertisements.
- A trap or predicament.
- I'm really in a box now.
- The driver's seat on a coach.
- A hard protector for the genitals worn by a batsman or close fielder inside the underpants.
- A cylindrical casing around for example a bearing or gland.
- The penalty area.
- A computer, or the case in which it is housed.
- a UNIX box
- (with the) Television.
- The vagina.
Synonyms
case, package boxful loge shelter box seat gash, pussy, twat telly , tube, TV computer, machine cupVerb
- To place inside a box.
- To hem in.
- To place a value of a primitive type into a corresponding object.
Synonyms
box up, case, embox, encase, pack, package, package up cornerEtymology 2
< < < .
Noun
- Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Buxus.
- The wood from a box tree.
- 1885: the application of woods other than box for purposes for which that wood is now used would tend to lessen the demand for box — Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885
Etymology 3
boxen "to box, beat" from box "a blow, a hit", a common word. Akin to boke "a blow, a hit", buc "a blow", bask "a blow"
Verb
- To strike with the fists.
- box someone’s ears
- Leave dis place before I box you.