boxing
/'bɔksiɳ/
Definition
- 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.
Noun
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the enclosure of something in a package or box
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fighting with the fists
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