boxing

Meaning

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.
6. To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
7. To strike with the fists; to punch.
8. To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
9. To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
10. 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.
11. To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
12. Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
13. To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
14. To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
15. To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
16. To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
17. To strike with the fists; to punch.
18. To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
19. To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
20. Material used for making boxes or casing.
21. Casing.
22. Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.

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Sources

1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data