Meaning & use
box
A container, typically with four sides and a lid, used for holding or transporting things.
See it in a sentence
She packed her old clothes into a cardboard box for donation.
The movers stacked boxes of books along the hallway wall.
A note on using this word
Box is also used verbally, as in 'to box something up,' meaning to pack it into a box.
Words with a similar meaning
containercrate
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To fight an opponent using the fists, following the rules of the sport of boxing.
He has trained to box competitively since he was a teenager.
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