Meaning & use

box

noun·Everyday

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.

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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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