A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid. / A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.

(transitive) To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes. / (transitive) Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.

Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Buxus, especially the common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.

A blow with the fist.

(transitive) To strike with the fists; to punch. / (transitive, boxing) To fight against (a person) in a boxing match. / (intransitive, boxing) To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.

(dated) A Mediterranean food fish of the genus Boops, which is a variety of sea bream; a bogue or oxeye.

present participle of box

(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.

Material used for making boxes or casing. / (construction) Casing. / (object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.

present participle of box