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The correct spelling is box.
How to pronounce box
/bɒks/
nounIPA: /bɒks/
Say it like: Box
The correct spelling is box. Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. For example: "Leave this place before I box you!"
Usage Examples
“Leave this place before I box you!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.
- 2.Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space
- 3.Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Buxus, especially the common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.
- 4.The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
- 5.A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.
verb
- 1.To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
- 2.Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
- 3.To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
- 4.To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
- 5.To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
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