box in Kashmiri कॉशुर
box in Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
box in Sindhi سنڌي
box in Tamil தமிழ்
box in Telugu తెలుగు
box in English
- box⇄adj. boxlike.
- box⇄box (1), noun, verb.
- box⇄box (2), noun, verb.
- box⇄box (3), noun.
1. an evergreen shrub or small, bushy tree much used for hedges and borders. It has dark-green leathery leaves.
2. its hard, durable wood; boxwood. - box⇄expr. box the compass. See under compass.
- box⇄expr. box up (in), to shut in; keep in; confine.
Ex. The family was boxed up in a small shed on the hill during the flood. - box⇄expr. boxes, the occupants of a theater box.
Ex. The boxes applauded her. - box⇄expr. in a box, (Informal.) in a difficult situation.
Ex. Having accepted two invitations for the same evening, she found herself in a box. - box⇄expr. knock out of the box, (Baseball.) to cause (a pitcher) to be withdrawn by hitting his pitches successfully.
Ex. Twitchell was knocked out of the box, and in the seventh inning Richardson took his place (Chicago Tribune). - box⇄expr. the box, (Informal.) television.
Ex. At least I'd have been able to listen to the whole game on the radio, or watch it on the box (Sunday Times). - box⇄folding carton orbox,
a paperboard carton that can be folded flat.
Ex. June shipments of folding cartons from manufacturing plants to packagers were above June a year ago (Wall Street Journal). - box⇄noun a blow with the open hand or fist, especially on the ear or side of the head.
Ex. She met the insolence of Essex with a box on the ear (John R. Green).
(SYN) cuff, buffet. - box⇄noun 1. a container, usually with four stiff sides, a bottom, and a lid, to pack or put things in.
Ex. He packed the boxes full of books.
(SYN) receptacle, carton.
2. the amount that a box can hold; boxful.
Ex. Strawberries at 9 - box⇄steam chest orbox
the chamber through which the steam of an engine passes from the boiler to the cylinder. - box⇄v.i. to fight with the fists, especially as a sport.
Ex. To box ... was in those days a mere necessity of schoolboy life at public schools (Thomas De Quincey).
(SYN) spar. - box⇄v.t. 1. to pack in a box; put into a box.
Ex. The farmers boxed the fruit before shipping it to market.
2. to furnish or fit with a box, as the journal of an axle.
3. to divide up (space in a theater) into boxes.
4. to box-haul - box⇄v.t. 1. to strike with such a blow.
Ex. I will box your ears if you yell at me again.
2. to fight (a person) with fists, especially in the sport of boxing.