boxing

/'bɔksiɳ/

Thân thiện

A worker is boxing up books for shipment.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The sport or practice of fighting with the fists, typically while wearing padded gloves and according to a set of rules: This is the primary meaning, referring to the combat sport.
   • The action of enclosing something in a box or container: This is a less common but valid meaning, referring to the act of packaging.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (Sport):
  • He has been training in boxing for five years.
  • Professional boxing has many weight classes.
• Noun (Packaging):
  • The boxing of the fragile items took extra care.
  • Her job involves the boxing and shipping of orders.

Advanced Usage

• "to be boxing clever": (British English, informal) to act in a shrewd, intelligent, and strategic way.
  • In these negotiations, you need to be boxing clever to get a good deal.
• "shadow boxing": the act of sparring with an imaginary opponent, often as a training exercise.
  • The fighter warmed up with some shadow boxing.

Variants and Related Words

• Boxer (n): a person who participates in the sport of boxing.
  • He is a former heavyweight boxer.
• Box (v): to fight against someone in a boxing match.
  • He will box the champion next month.
• Boxed (adj): (of an item) packaged in a box.
  • The product arrives boxed and ready for sale.

Synonyms

• Pugilism: (formal) the art or practice of fighting with the fists; boxing.
• Fisticuffs: (often humorous or old-fashioned) fighting with the fists.
• Packaging: the process of enclosing something for storage or sale.

Related Phrases and Phrasal Verbs

• Box someone in: to restrict someone's freedom to act.
  • The new regulations have boxed in small businesses. (Note: This phrasal verb uses "box," not "boxing," but is semantically related to the "enclosing" concept).
• Boxing Day: (Proper noun) a public holiday in several countries, celebrated on the day after Christmas Day.

Related Idioms

• Punch above one's weight: (idiom related to boxing metaphor) to achieve or perform at a level higher than expected for one's resources or status.
  • That small company is punching above its weight by competing with industry giants.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the enclosure of something in a package or box
2. fighting with the fists

Từ đồng nghĩa

• packing
• pugilism
• fisticuffs