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box
 
Noun box has 10 senses
  1. box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
    --1 is a kind of     container
    --1 has part: base; lid
    --1 has particulars:
     ballot box; bandbox; carton; casket, jewel casket; cereal box; chest; cigar box; coffin, casket; crate; flat; hod; mailbox, letter box; matchbox; paintbox; pencil box, pencil case; playbox, play-box; poor box, alms box, mite box; pyxis; shoebox; snuffbox; strongbox, deedbox; tinderbox; tuck box; window box
    Derived form: verb box1
  2. box, loge - private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty"
    --2 is a kind of compartment
    --2 is a part of balcony
    --2 has parts: box seat
    --2 has particulars: skybox
  3. box, boxful - the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates"
    --3 is a kind of containerful
  4. corner, box - a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"
    --4 is a kind of predicament, quandary, plight
  5. box - a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes"
    --5 is a kind of     rectangle
  6. box, boxwood - evergreen shrubs or small trees
    --6 is a kind of shrub, bush
    --6 is a member of Buxus, genus Buxus
    --6 has substances: boxwood, Turkish boxwood
    --6 has particulars: common box, European box, Buxus sempervirens
  7. box - any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"
    --7 is a kind of     area
    --7 is a part of ball field, baseball field, diamond
    --7 has particulars: batter's box
  8. box, box seat - the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"
    --8 is a kind of seat
    --8 is a part of coach, four-in-hand, coach-and-four
  9. box - separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
    --9 is a kind of     compartment
    --9 has particulars: jury box; press box; witness box, witness stand
  10. box - a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"
    --10 is a kind of     blow
    Derived forms: verb box3, verb box2
Verb box has 3 senses
  1. box, package - put into a box; "box the gift, please"
    --1 is one way to encase, incase, case
    Antonyms: unbox
    Derived forms: noun box1, noun boxer2, noun boxing2
    Sample sentence:
    They box the goods
  2. box - hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!"
    --2 is one way to     hit
    Derived forms: noun box10, noun boxer1, noun boxing1
    Sample sentence:
    The fighter managed to box his opponent
  3. box - engage in a boxing match
    --3 is one way to     fight, struggle
    Derived forms: noun box10, noun boxer1, noun boxing1
    Sample sentences:
    Sam and Sue box
    Sam cannot box Sue
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