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box1 n 1. a receptacle or container made of wood, cardboard, etc., usually rectangular and having a removable or hinged lid 2. Also called boxful the contents of such a receptacle or the amount it can contain he ate a whole box of chocolates 3. any of various containers for a specific purpose a money box letter box 4. (often in combination) any of various small cubicles, kiosks, or shelters a telephone box or callbox a sentry box a signal box on a railway 5. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a separate compartment in a public place for a small group of people, as in a theatre or certain restaurants 6. (Law) an enclosure within a courtroom See jury box, witness box 7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a compartment for a horse in a stable or a vehicle See loosebox, horsebox 8. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) Brit a small country house occupied by sportsmen when following a field sport, esp shooting 9. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a. a protective housing for machinery or mechanical parts b. the contents of such a box c. (in combination) a gearbox 10. (General Sporting Terms) a shaped device of light tough material worn by sportsmen to protect the genitals, esp in cricket 11. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a section of printed matter on a page, enclosed by lines, a border, or white space 12. a central agency to which mail is addressed and from which it is collected or redistributed a post-office box to reply to a box number in a newspaper advertisement 13. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) the central part of a computer or the casing enclosing it 14. (Team Sports / Soccer) short for penalty box 15. (Team Sports / Baseball) Baseball either of the designated areas for the batter or the pitcher 16. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the raised seat on which the driver sits in a horse-drawn coach 17. NZ a wheeled container for transporting coal in a mine 18. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Austral and NZ an accidental mixing of herds or flocks 19. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a hole cut into the base of a tree to collect the sap 20. short for Christmas box 21. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a device for dividing water into two or more ditches in an irrigation system 22. an informal name for a coffin 23. Austral taboo slang the female genitals be a box of birds NZ to be very well indeed the box Brit informal television think out of the box to think in a different, innovative, or original manner, esp with regard to business practices, products, systems, etc. out of the box Austral informal outstanding or excellent a day out of the box vb 1. (tr) to put into a box 2. (tr; usually foll by in or up) to prevent from moving freely; confine 3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr; foll by in) Printing to enclose (text) within a ruled frame 4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to make a cut in the base of (a tree) in order to collect the sap 5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) Austral and NZ to mix (flocks or herds) accidentally 6. (tr; sometimes foll by up) NZ to confuse I am all boxed up 7. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical short for boxhaul (Transport / Nautical Terms) box the compass Nautical to name the compass points in order [Old English box, from Latin buxus from Greek puxos box3] boxlike adj box2 vb 1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) (tr) to fight (an opponent) in a boxing match 2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) (intr) to engage in boxing 3. (tr) to hit (a person) with the fist; punch or cuff box clever to behave in a careful and cunning way n a punch with the fist, esp on the ear [of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Dutch boken to shunt, push into position] box3 n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a dense slow-growing evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Buxus, esp B. sempervirens, which has small shiny leaves and is used for hedges, borders, and garden mazes: family Buxaceae 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the wood of this tree See boxwood [1] 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several trees the timber or foliage of which resembles this tree, esp various species of Eucalyptus with rough bark [Old English, from Latin buxus] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
box1 noun verb box something or someone in confine, contain, surround, trap, restrict, isolate, cage, enclose, restrain, imprison, shut up, incarcerate, hem in, shut in, coop up He was boxed in with 300 metres to go. the box (Brit. informal) television, TV, telly (Brit. informal), the tube (slang), TV set, small screen (informal), gogglebox (Brit. slang), idiot box (slang) Did you actually go to the match or did you watch it on the box? Boxesballot box, bandbox, bulla, caisson, carton, cartouche, case, casket, chest, coffer, coffin, coin box, cracket, deed box, desiccator, dispatch box, ditty box, glory box, glove box, grass box, hatbox, haybox, honesty box, keister, matchbox, music box, nest box, pouncet box, packing case, paintbox, papeterie, pillbox, poor box, saggar, saltbox, sandbox, soapbox, solander, strongbox, tinderbox, trunk, vanity box, window box, wine box box2 verb 1. fight, spar, exchange blows, prizefight At school I boxed and played rugby. Translations box1 [bɒks] A. N 1. (gen) → caja f; (= large) → cajón m; (= chest etc) → arca f, cofre m; (for money etc) → hucha f; (for jewels etc) → estuche m cardboard box → caja f de cartón box of matches → caja f de cerillas wine box caja de cartón revestida de plástico por dentro y con una llave en el exterior por la que se vierte el vino to be out of one's box (Brit) (from drugs) → estar volado, estar colocado(Sp) ; (from alcohol) → estar como una cuba 2. (in theatre, stadium) → palco m 4. (Brit) (= road junction) → parrilla f 5. (on form, to be filled in) → casilla f 6. (Sport) (= protection) → protector m 8. (Typ) (surrounding table, diagram) → recuadro m B. VT → poner en una caja a boxed set of six cups and saucers → un juego de seis tazas y platillos envasado en una caja de cartón to box the compass → cuartear la aguja C. CPD box camera N → cámara f de cajón box file N → archivador m, archivo m box girder N → viga f en forma de cajón, vigas fpl gemelas box junction N (Brit) (Aut) → cruce m con parrilla box kite N cometa en forma de cubo, abierto por dos lados box number N → apartado m de correos, casilla f de correo(LAm) box office N → taquilla f, boletería f (LAm) to be good box office → ser taquillero see also box-office box pleat N (Sew) → tablón m box seat N (US) (Theat) → asiento m de palco box spring N → muelle m box in VT + ADV box off VT + ADV → compartimentar box up VT + ADV → poner en una caja (fig) → constreñir box2 [bɒks] A. N (= blow) a box on the ear → un cachete m box3 [bɒks] N (Bot) → boj m box [ˈbɒks] n (gen) → boîte f a box of matches → une boîte d'allumettes a box of chocolates → une boîte de chocolats a box of tissues → une boîte de mouchoirs (en papier), une boîte de kleenex® (= crate) → caisse f (= tick) → case f (THEATRE) → loge f (British) (marked on road at junction) → intersection matérialisée par des marques au sol)f > the box (British) (= television) → la télé the box (FOOTBALL) → la surface, la surface de réparation to think outside the box → être innovant(e) vt (= pack in boxes) → mettre dans des cartons (BOXING) [+ person] → boxer avec box: box bed n → Klappbett nt box calf n → Boxkalf nt box camera n → Box f boxcar n (US Rail) → (geschlossener) Güterwagen box: box file n → Flachordner m box girder n → Kastenträger m box hedge n → streng geschnittene Hecke box: box junction n (Mot) → gelb schraffierte Kreuzung (in die bei Stau nicht eingefahren werden darf) box kite n → Kastendrachen m box lunch n (US) → Lunchpaket nt box office attr box success/hit/attraction → Kassenschlager m box pleat n → Kellerfalte f boxroom n (Brit) → Abstellraum m box seat box spanner n → Steckschlüssel m box tree n → Buchsbaum m box1 vi (Sport) → boxen vt (Sport) → boxen; to box somebody’s ears or somebody on the ears → jdn ohrfeigen, jdm eine Ohrfeige geben n a box on the ear or round the ears → eine Ohrfeige, eine Backpfeife (inf) box2 n (Bot) → Buchsbaum m box3 n (made of wood or strong cardboard) → Kiste f; (= cardboard box) → Karton m; (made of light cardboard, = matchbox) → Schachtel f; (= snuffbox, cigarette box etc, biscuit tin) → Dose f; (of crackers, chocolates etc) → Packung f, → Schachtel f; (= jewellery box) → Schatulle f, → Kasten m; (= tool box) → (Werkzeug)kasten m; (= ballot box) → Urne f; (= money box, with lid and lock) → Kassette f; (for saving) → Sparbüchse or -dose f; (= collection box) → (Sammel)büchse f; (in church) → Opferbüchse f; (fixed to wall etc) → Opferstock m; (Brit, old, = trunk) → (Schrank)koffer m; to be out of one’s box (Brit inf: = drunk, drugged) → total zu sein (inf) (on form) → Kästchen nt; (on newspaper page) → Kasten m; (Baseball) → Box f; (Football) → Strafraum m; (in road junction) gelb schraffierter Kreuzungsbereich; draw a box (a)round it → umranden Sie es; tick the appropriate box → das entsprechende Kästchen ankreuzen (Theat) → Loge f; (= jury box) → Geschworenenbank f; (= witness box) → Zeugenstand m; (= press box) → Pressekabine f; (outside) → Pressetribüne f; (in court) → Pressebank f (Tech: = housing) → Gehäuse nt (building, = sentry box) → Schilderhaus nt; (= signal box) → Häuschen nt; (= hunting box) → (Jagd)hütte f (= horse box) → Box f (Brit: = pillar box) → (Brief)kasten m (Brit: = phone box) → Zelle f (esp Brit inf: = TV) → Glotze f (inf), → Glotzkasten m (inf); what’s on the box? → was gibts im Fernsehen?; I was watching the box → ich habe geglotzt (inf) (Brit, = gift of money) → Geldgeschenk nt (on stagecoach) → (Kutsch)bock m box1 [bɒks] n a. → scatola; (crate, also for money) → cassetta; (for jewels) → cofanetto the box (fam) (tv) → la tele box2 [bɒks] 1. n a box on the ear → uno scapaccione 2. vt to box sb's ears → prendere qn a scapaccioni 3. vi (Sport) → fare il pugile; (fight) → combattere box3 [bɒks] n (Bot) → bosso n box [boks] 1 a case for holding something a wooden box; a matchbox. doos, boks صُنْدوق، عُلْبَه кутия krabice, bedna æske; kasse die Kiste, die Schachtel κουτί caja kast, toos جعبه؛ صندوق laatikko boîte קוְּפסָה सन्दूक kutija doboz kotak kassi, askja 箱 상자 dėžė, dėžutė kārba; kaste kotak doos eske, skrin, kasse pudełko, skrzynka caixa cutie коробка, ящик škatula škatla kutija låda, kista, skrin, ask กล่อง kutu, sandık 箱,盒 скриня; коробка بکس ، ڈبہ hộp; thùng 箱 2 in a theatre etc, a group of seats separated from the rest of the audience. losie مَقْصورَة مَسْرَح) ложа lóže loge; boks die Loge θεωρείο palco loož لژ aitio loge תָּא वर्ग loža páholy boks balkon stúka ボックス席 (극장 등의) 특별석 ložė loža tempat duduk di petak loge teaterlosje loża camarote lojă ложа lóža loža loža loge คอกสำหรับคนดูในโรงละคร loca (戲院的)包廂 ложа کسی تھئیٹر یا سینما میں مخصوص الگ نشستیں lô (rạp hát) (戏院的)包厢 v to put (something) into boxes Will you box these apples? verpak يعلّب، يُعبّئ في صُنْدوق слагам в кутия dát do krabice lægge i æske/kasse in Kisten packen συσκευάζω σε κουτιά ή κιβώτια poner/meter en una caja kasti panema در جعبه گذاشتن pakata laatikkoon mettre en boîte, emballer לַשִׂים בְּקוּפסָה डिब्बे में डालना, भरना zapakirati dobozba helyez memasukkan ke kotak setja í kassa 箱に入れる 상자에 넣다 sudėti į dėžę []likt kārbā; kastē mengkotakkan in dozen doen legge i en eske pakować w (skrzynie) encaixotar a ambala, a pune în cutie класть в ящик dať do škatule dati v škatlo spakovati u kutiju lägga i låda (ask) ใส่กล่อง kutulamak, sandıklamak 裝箱,裝盒 класти в коробку bỏ vào hộp 装箱 Boxing day December 26, the day after Christmas day. Welwillendheidsdag اليوم التالي لعيد ميلاد المسيح вторият ден на Коледа (26 декември) druhý vánoční svátek anden juledag der zweite Weihnachtsfeiertag η επόμενη ημέρα των Χριστουγέννων día de San Esteban teine jõulupüha اولین روز بعد از کریسمس tapaninpäivä le lendemain de Noel יוֹם לְמָחַרַת חַג הַמוֹלָד क्रिस्मस के बाद का दिन Štefanje karácsony másnapja annar dagur jóla Santo Stefano, (26 dicembre) クリスマスの贈物日 크리스마스 선물의 날 Kalėdų antroji diena Ziemassvētki (otrā diena) Hari Tinju tweede kerstdag annen juledag 2-gi dzień świąt Bożego Narodzenia dia 26 de Dezembro a doua zi de Crăciun день подарков druhý vianočný sviatok dan po božiču dan posle Božića annandag jul วันที่ 26 ธันวาคม วันหลังวันคริสต์มาส Noel ertesi 節禮日 день різдвяних подарунків کرسمس کا دوسرا دن ngày đầu tiên sau Nôen 节礼日 box number a number used eg in a newspaper advertisement instead of a full address. posadres رَقْمُ الأعلان في صَحيفَه пощенски код číslo poštovní schránky (post-)boksnummer; billetmærke die Chiffrenummer αριθμός θυρίδας apartado de correos postkast کد پستی postilokeron numero boîte postale מס' תֵּיבַת דוֹאָר अखबारों में पूरे पते की जगह दिया गया नंबर poštanski pretinac jelige kode alamat pos auglÿsinganúmer numero di casella postale 新聞の広告番号 사서함 번호 skelbimo numeris pastkastītes numurs (adreses vietā) nombor peti surat antwoordnummer referansenummer, bill.mrk. numer skrytki, ogłoszenia apartado cutie poştală номер почтового ящика číslo poštovej schránky poštni predal poštanski fah boxnummer, boxadress หมายเลขของตู้ไปรษณีย์ให้เช่าเพื่อลงโฆษณาหนังสือพิมพ์แทนที่อยู่เต็ม posta kutusu No sı 信箱號碼 номер поштової скриньки اخباروں کے اشتہارات میں مکمل پتے کی بجائے استعمال ہونے والا عدد số hiệu của mục quảng cáo 信箱号 box office a ticket office in a theatre, concert – hall etc There's a queue at the box office for tonight's show. kaartjiekantoor شُبّاك التَّذاكِر каса в театър pokladna billetboks; billetluge die Kasse ταμείο εισιτηρίων (θεάτρου, κινηματογράφου κτλ.) taquilla piletikassa باجه فروش بلیط lippumyymälä guichet (de location) קוּפָּה किसी सिनेमा या कार्यक्रम का टिकट घर kazališna blagajna (jegy)pénztár tempat penjual karcis aðgöngumiðasala botteghino 切符売場 표 파는 곳 bilietų kasa biļešu kase kaunter tiket bespreekbureau billettkontor kasa bilheteira casă de bilete театральная касса pokladňa gledališka blagajna biletarnica biljettkontor, biljettlucka ที่ขายตั๋วภาพยนตร์หรือละคร bilet gişesi 票房 театральна каса سینما یا تھئیٹر کا ٹکٹ گھر quầy bán vé (ở rạp hát) 票房 box2 v box [boks] to fight (someone) with the fists Years ago, fighters used to box without wearing padded gloves. boks يلكُـم، يَصْفَع боксирам се boxovat bokse boxen πυγμαχώ boxear poksima مشتزنی کردن؛ بکس بازی کردن nyrkkeillä boxer אִגרוּף @@@אִיגרוּף$$$ मुक्केबाजी करना boksati bokszol meninju boxa; leika hnefaleik boxare ボクシングをする 주먹으로 때리다 boksuoti(s) iesist; iebelzt; boksēties bertumbuk boksen bokse boksować lutar boxe a boxa боксировать boxovať boksati boksovati se boxa[] ต่อย boks yapmak 和...拳擊 боксувати مکہ بازی کرنا đấm 和...拳击 n a blow on the ear with the hand. boks لَكْمَه، صَفْعَه зашлевявам políček bokseslag die Ohrfeige μπουνιά, καρπαζιά cachete kõrvakiil مشت؛ سیلی lyönti korville claque אֶגרוֹף हाथ से कान पर की गई चोट udarac rukom pofon tamparan löðrungur á eyra schiaffo, ceffone こぶし打ち 따귀를 한 번 때리기 antausis sitiens; belziens tumbuk oorveeg ørefik uderzenie bofetada lovitură cu palma удар; затрещина facka zaušnica šamar örfil ต่อยที่หู yumruk, tokat 一記耳光 удар مکہ cái bạt tai 一记耳光 n boxer He's a champion boxer. bokser مُلاكِم боксьор boxer bokser der Boxer πυγμάχος, μποξέρ boxeador poksija مشت زن nyrkkeilijä boxeur מִתאָגרֵף मुक्केबाज boksač ökölvívó petinju hnefaleikari, boxari pugile ボクサー 권투 선수 boksininkas bokseris petinju bokser bokser bokser lutador de boxe boxer боксёр boxer boksar bokser boxare นักมวย boksör 拳擊手 боксер مکہ باز võ sĩ quyền anh 拳击家 n boxing the sport of fighting with the fists. boks مُلاكَمَـه боксиране box(ování) boksning das Boxen πυγμαχία, μποξ boxeo poks بازی بکس nyrkkeily boxe אִגרוּף @@@אִיגרוּף$$$ मुक्केबाजी boksanje ökölvívás bertinju hnefaleikur, box pugilato, boxe ボクシング 권투 boksas bokss bertinju bokssport boksing boks boxe box бокс box boksanje boks boxning การชกมวย boks sporu 拳擊 бокс مکہ بازی quyền anh 拳击 n boxing-glove a boxer's padded glove. bokshandskoen قُفّازُ المُلاكَمَـه боксова ръкавица boxerská rukavice boksehandske die Boxhandschuhe γάντι του μποξ guante de boxeo poksikinnas دستکش بکس nyrkkeilyhanska gant de boxe כְּפָפַת אִגְרוּף मुक्केबाजी का दस्ताना boksačka rukavica bokszkesztyű sarung tinju boxhanski guantone (da pugile) ボクシンググローブ 권투용 장갑 bokso pirštinės boksa cimds sarung tangan tinju bokshandschoen boksehanske rękawica bokserska luva de boxe mănuşă de box боксёрская перчатка boxerská rukavice boksarska rokavica boks rukavica boxhandske นวม boks eldiveni 拳擊手套 боксерська рукавиця مکہ بازی کے دستانے găng đánh quyền anh 拳击手套 n boxing-match boksgeveg مُباراةُ المُلاكَمَه боксов мач zápas v boxu boksekamp der Boxkampf αγώνας μποξ combate poksimatš مسابقه بکس nyrkkeilyottelu match de boxe תַחֲרוּת אִגרוּף मुक्केबाजों का मुकाबला boks meč ökölvívás pertandingan tinju hnefaleikur incontro di pugilato/boxe ボクシングの試合 권투 시합 bokso rungtynės boksa mačs perlawanan tinju bokswedstrijd boksekamp mecz bokserski luta de boxe meci de box матч по боксу zápas v boxe boksarski dvoboj bokserski meč boxningsmatch การแข่งขันชกมวย boks maçı 拳擊比賽 змагання з боксу مکہ بازی کا مقابلہ trận đấu quyền anh 拳击比赛 box → صندوق krabice kasse Schachtel κουτί caja laatikko boîte kutija scatola 箱 상자 doos eske pudełko caixa коробка låda กล่อง boks cái hộp 盒子 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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