box

/bɔks/

Definition

Noun:
- A container: A rigid, typically rectangular container with sides and often a lid, used for storage or transportation.
- A compartment or enclosed area: A separate, partitioned space for a specific purpose or person, such as in a theater, a sports field, or a sentry post.
- A blow with the hand: A slap or punch, especially on the ear.
- An evergreen shrub or small tree: A type of plant with small, dense leaves, often used for hedges.
- A predicament: A difficult or restrictive situation.
Verb:
- To pack in a container: To put something into a box.
- To fight with the fists: To participate in the sport of boxing.
- To hit with the hand: To strike someone, especially on the ear, with the open hand or fist.

Usage Examples

Noun (Container):
- She packed her books into a cardboard box.
- He gave her a beautiful box of chocolates.
Noun (Compartment):
- We watched the play from a private box at the theater.
- The baseball coach stood in the coach's box.
Noun (Blow):
- In the old story, the father threatened a box on the ear for misbehavior.
Verb (To pack):
- Please box these old clothes for donation.
Verb (To fight):
- The two athletes will box for the championship title.
Verb (To hit):
- The angry man threatened to box his son's ears.

Advanced Usage

"to box someone in": To trap or restrict someone's freedom of movement or options.
- The other drivers boxed him in, so he couldn't change lanes.
"to think outside the box": To think creatively, unconventionally, or from a new perspective.
- Solving this problem requires us to think outside the box.

Variants and Related Words

Boxful (n): The amount that a box can hold.
- He carried a boxful of tools.
Boxing (n): The sport of fighting with the fists.
- He has been training in boxing for years.
Boxwood (n): The hard, fine-grained wood of the box tree.
- The intricate carving was made from boxwood.

Synonyms

Related Phrasal Verbs

Box up: To pack things into boxes, often for storage or moving.
- We need to box up the kitchen before the movers arrive.
Box off: To separate or mark off an area into sections.
- They boxed off a section of the room for the new project.

Related Idioms

Pandora's box: A source of extensive but unforeseen troubles or complications.
- The new policy opened a Pandora's box of legal issues.
A box on the ear: An idiom for a slap on the side of the head.
- He got a box on the ear for his cheeky remark.

Noun

a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
- I gave him a good box on the ear
separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
- the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold
the driver's seat on a coach
- an armed guard sat in the box with the driver
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
evergreen shrubs or small trees
a rectangular drawing
- the flowchart contained many boxes
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
- his lying got him into a tight corner
the quantity contained in a box
- he gave her a box of chocolates
private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- the royal box was empty
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
- he rummaged through a box of spare parts

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