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Rareboxed
The correct spelling is boxed.
How to pronounce boxed
verb
IPA: /bɒkst/
Say it like: Box-ed
The correct spelling is boxed. To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes. For example: "Leave this place before I box you!"
Usage Examples
“Leave this place before I box you!”
“The books are boxed, ready for shipping.”
Meanings
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.
adjective
- 1.Packed into a box or boxes.
- 2.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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