boxed

/bɒkst/ · verb

Meaning

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 strike with the fists; to punch.
To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
Packed into a box or boxes.
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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