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box

The correct spelling is box.

How to pronounce box

/bɒks/
noun

IPA: /bɒks/

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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. 1.Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.
  2. 2.Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space
  3. 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. 4.The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
  5. 5.A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.

verb

  1. 1.To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
  2. 2.Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
  3. 3.To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
  4. 4.To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
  5. 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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