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The correct spelling is boxing.
How to pronounce boxing
verb
IPA: /ˈbɒksɪŋ/
Say it like: Box-ing
The correct spelling is boxing. 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!”
“Leave this place before I box you!”
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.
noun
- 1.A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists, the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
- 2.Material used for making boxes or casing.
- 3.Casing.
- 4.Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.
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