1syllable
boxed
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Definitions ofboxed
1verb
- To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
- Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
- To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
- To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
- To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
- To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
- To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.
- To place a value of a primitive type into a corresponding object.
1verb
- To strike with the fists; to punch.
Example: "Leave this place before I box you!"
- To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
- To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
1adjective
- Packed into a box or boxes.
Example: "The books are boxed, ready for shipping."
- 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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