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box

name · noun · verb · 71 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /bɒks/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: bäks
  • General-American: /bɑks/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒks
  • CMU ARPABET: B AA1 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A village in Minchinhampton parish, south of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8600).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A village and civil parish near Corsham, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8268).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: case, package

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a box of books

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boxful

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • post box post office box

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.

A numbered receptacle at a newspaper office for anonymous replies to advertisements; see also box number.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9

noun

Meaning 9

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: loge

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

The driver’s seat on a horse-drawn coach.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: box seat

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A small rectangular shelter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • sentry-box

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shelter, booth

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

Ellipsis of horsebox (“container for transporting horses”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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Synonyms: none provided

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13

noun

Meaning 13

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

Ellipsis of gearbox.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

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Synonyms: none provided

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14

noun

Meaning 14

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

Ellipsis of stashbox.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stizzy

Antonyms: none provided

15

noun

Meaning 15

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

Ellipsis of signal box.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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Synonyms: none provided

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16

noun

Meaning 16

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A predicament or trap.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • I’m really in a box now.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

noun

Meaning 17

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A prison cell.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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18

noun

Meaning 18

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A prison cell.

A cell used for solitary confinement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hole

Antonyms: none provided

19

noun

Meaning 19

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A coffin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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20

noun

Meaning 20

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

The television.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Qualifier: preceded by the

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: telly, tube, TV

Antonyms: none provided

21

noun

Meaning 21

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

The vagina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, vulgar

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: axe wound, bearded clam, beaver, berk, bonne bouche, box, bun, bush, cavern, clunge, coin slot, cooch, coochie, cookie, cooter, cooze, crack, crevice, cunny, cunt, fanny, fish lips, foo-foo, front bottom, front bum, front hole, gash, ginch, girl, Grand Canyon, honeypot, hoo-ha, innie, juice box, kebab, kitty, la-la, love box, love tunnel, minge, minnie, monosyllable, moocha, muff, muffin, nonny, pee-pee, penis fly trap, pink, pink bits, poontang, pump, punani, pussy, quim, sausage wallet, sheath, slit, snapper, snatch, squish mitten, stench trench, strange, sugar walls, tuppence, trap, twat, twinkle, vadge, vag, vagina, vaginer, va-jay-jay, vertical smile, Vicky, Victoria, Virginia, vulva, wee-wee, whisker biscuit, wizard's sleeve

Antonyms: none provided

22

noun

Meaning 22

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A computer, or the case in which it is housed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • a UNIX box

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: computer, machine, 'puter, box, calculator, data processing machine, electronic brain, electronic computer, number cruncher, thinking machine

Antonyms: none provided

23

noun

Meaning 23

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A gym dedicated to the CrossFit exercise program.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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24

noun

Meaning 24

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cup

Antonyms: none provided

25

noun

Meaning 25

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

Synonym of gully (“a certain fielding position”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: gully

Antonyms: none provided

26

noun

Meaning 26

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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27

noun

Meaning 27

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

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Synonyms: none provided

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28

noun

Meaning 28

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A small country house.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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29

noun

Meaning 29

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

A stringed instrument with a soundbox, especially a guitar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Southern-US, colloquial

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30

noun

Meaning 30

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

Short for squeeze box (“accordion or concertina”)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial

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31

noun

Meaning 31

Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space

A rectangle: an oblong or a square.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Place a tick in the box.
  • This text would stand out better if we put it in a coloured box.

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Synonyms: none provided

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32

noun

Meaning 32

Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space

The rectangle in which the batter stands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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33

noun

Meaning 33

Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space

One of two specific regions in a promoter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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34

noun

Meaning 34

Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space

A pattern usually performed with three balls where the movements of the balls make a boxlike shape.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: arts, hobbies, juggling, lifestyle, performing-arts, sports

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35

noun

Meaning 35

Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space

Ellipsis of box lacrosse (“indoor form of lacrosse”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lacrosse, lifestyle, sports

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36

noun

Meaning 36

Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space

The penalty area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

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37

noun

Meaning 37

Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space

A diamond-shaped flying formation consisting of four aircraft.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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38

noun

Meaning 38

Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space

An area in the pit where the car is repaired and refueled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports

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Synonyms: none provided

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39

noun

Meaning 39

A rectangular object in any number of dimensions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hyperrectangle, orthotope

Antonyms: none provided

40

noun

Meaning 40

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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41

noun

Meaning 41

The wood from a box tree: boxwood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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42

noun

Meaning 42

A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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43

noun

Meaning 43

An evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, box scrub, Brisbane box, brush box, pink box, or Queensland box, Lophostemon confertus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

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44

noun

Meaning 44

Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, drooping box (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved box (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black box, or ironbark box trees.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

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Synonyms: none provided

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45

noun

Meaning 45

A blow with the fist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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46

noun

Meaning 46

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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47

verb

Meaning 47

To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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48

verb

Meaning 48

Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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49

verb

Meaning 49

To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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50

verb

Meaning 50

To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

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51

verb

Meaning 51

To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: architecture

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52

verb

Meaning 52

To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

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53

verb

Meaning 53

To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: arts, graphic-design, media, printing, publishing

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Synonyms: none provided

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54

verb

Meaning 54

To place a value of a primitive type into a casing object.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Qualifier: object-oriented programming

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Synonyms: none provided

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55

verb

Meaning 55

To enter the pit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports

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Synonyms: none provided

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56

verb

Meaning 56

To strike with the fists; to punch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • to box someone’s ears
  • Leave this place before I box you!

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

57

verb

Meaning 57

To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

58

verb

Meaning 58

To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, stative

Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

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Synonyms: none provided

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59

noun

Meaning 59

a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I gave him a good box on the ear

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blow

60

noun

Meaning 60

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he rummaged through a box of spare parts

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: container

Narrower terms: ballot box, bandbox, carton, casket, jewel casket, cereal box, chest, cigar box, coffin, crate, flat, hod, mailbox, letter box, matchbox, paintbox, pencil box, pencil case, playbox, play-box, poor box, alms box, mite box, pyxis, shadow box, shoebox, snuffbox, strongbox, deedbox, tinderbox, tuck box, window box

61

noun

Meaning 61

separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compartment

Narrower terms: jury box, press box, witness box, witness stand

62

noun

Meaning 62

private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the royal box was empty

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: loge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compartment

Narrower terms: skybox

63

noun

Meaning 63

the driver's seat on a coach

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an armed guard sat in the box with the driver

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: box seat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: seat

64

noun

Meaning 64

any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: area

Narrower terms: batter's box

65

noun

Meaning 65

evergreen shrubs or small trees

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boxwood

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shrub, bush

Narrower terms: common box, European box, Buxus sempervirens

66

noun

Meaning 66

the quantity contained in a box

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he gave her a box of chocolates

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boxful

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: containerful

67

noun

Meaning 67

a rectangular drawing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the flowchart contained many boxes

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rectangle

68

noun

Meaning 68

a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his lying got him into a tight corner

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: corner

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: predicament, quandary, plight

69

verb

Meaning 69

engage in a boxing match

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: contend, fight, struggle

Narrower terms: spar, prizefight, shadowbox

70

verb

Meaning 70

hit with the fist

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I'll box your ears!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hit

71

verb

Meaning 71

put into a box

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • box the gift, please

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: package

Antonyms: unbox

Broader terms: encase, incase, case

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos) Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís)bor. Late Latin buxisbor. Proto-West Germanic *buhsā Old English box Middle English box English box From Middle English box (“container, box, cup”), from Old English box (“box, case”), from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā (“box”) from Late Latin buxis (“box”), Latin pyxis (“small box for medicines or toiletries”), of uncertain origin; compare Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “box or tablet made of boxwood; box; cylinder”) and πύξος (púxos, “box tree; boxwood”). Doublet of piseog, pyx, and pyxis. Cognate with Middle Dutch bosse, busse (“jar; tin; round box”) (modern Dutch bos (“wood, forest”), bus (“container, box; bushing of a wheel”)), Old High German buhsa (Middle High German buhse, bühse, modern German Büchse (“box; can”)), Swedish bössa (“box”). The humorous plural form boxen is from box + -en, by analogy with oxen. (motor racing): Used since it is more distinct over the radio compared to pit. Also from German Boxenstopp (“pit stop”).

Etymology tree Latin buxusbor. Proto-West Germanic *buhs Old English box Middle English box English box From Middle English box (“box tree; boxwood”), from Old English box (“box tree”), from Proto-West Germanic *buhs (“box tree; thing made from boxwood”), from Latin buxus (“box tree; thing made from boxwood”), buxum (“box tree; boxwood”), possibly from πύξος (púxos, “box tree; boxwood”).

From Middle English box (“a blow; a stroke with a weapon”); further origin uncertain, with relation to Proto-Germanic *boki-, whence Danish bask (“a blow; a stripe”), Danish baske (“to flap, move around, beat violently”), Middle Dutch boke (“a blow, a hit”), bōken (“to slap, strike”) (modern Dutch beuken (“to slap”)), West Frisian bûkje, bûtse, bûtsje (“to slap”), West Frisian and Saterland Frisian batsje (“to slap”), Low German betschen (“to slap, beat with a flat hand”), Middle High German buc (“a blow, a stroke”), bochen (“to slap, strike”), and further onomatopoeic shaping. The verb is from Middle English boxen (“to beat or whip (an animal)”), which is derived from the noun.

From Latin bōx, from Ancient Greek βῶξ (bôx, “box (marine fish)”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye, view”), a reference to the large size of the fish's eyes relative to its body.

Across languages

Translations

762 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: boks — cuboid space; container
  • Akan: adaka — cuboid space; container
  • Albanian: kuti — cuboid space; container
  • Northern Altai: каарчак (kaarčak) — cuboid space; container
  • Northern Altai: комда (komda) — cuboid space; container
  • Southern Altai: кап (kap) — cuboid space; container
  • Arabic: صُنْدُوق (ṣundūq) — cuboid space; container
  • Arabic: صَنْدُوق (ṣandūq) — cuboid space; container
  • Arabic: عُلْبَة (ʕulba) — cuboid space; container
  • Arabic: تَابُوت (tābūt) — cuboid space; container
  • Arabic: علبة (ʕilba) — cuboid space; container
  • Arabic: صَنْدوق (ṣandūg) — cuboid space; container
  • Arabic: عُلبة (ʕulba) — cuboid space; container
  • Arabic: صنْدوقة (ṣənduqa) — cuboid space; container
  • Arabic: بواطة (bwæṭa) — cuboid space; container
  • Arabic: صَنْدوق (ṣandūʔ) — cuboid space; container
  • Arabic: عُلبة (ʕulbe) — cuboid space; container
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܬܵܐ (sānduqta) — cuboid space; container
  • Armenian: տուփ (tupʻ) — cuboid space; container
  • Armenian: արկղ (arkġ) — cuboid space; container
  • Assamese: পেৰা (pera) — cuboid space; container
  • Assamese: বাকচ (bakos) — cuboid space; container
  • Assamese: জঁপা (zõpa) — cuboid space; container
  • Asturian: caxa — cuboid space; container
  • Azerbaijani: qutu — cuboid space; container
  • Bashkir: йәшник (yəşnik) — cuboid space; container
  • Bashkir: ҡумта (qumta) — cuboid space; container
  • Bashkir: ҡап (qap) — cuboid space; container
  • Basque: kaxa — cuboid space; container
  • Belarusian: каро́бка (karóbka) — cuboid space; container
  • Belarusian: скры́нка (skrýnka) — cuboid space; container
  • Belarusian: я́шчык (jáščyk) — cuboid space; container
  • Belarusian: скры́ня (skrýnja) — cuboid space; container
  • Belarusian: бокс (boks) — cuboid space; container
  • Bengali: বক্স (bokśo) — cuboid space; container
  • Bengali: বাক্স (bakśo) — cuboid space; container
  • Breton: boest — cuboid space; container
  • Bulgarian: кути́я (kutíja) — cuboid space; container
  • Bulgarian: сандъ́к (sandǎ́k) — cuboid space; container
  • Burmese: သေတ္တာ (setta) — cuboid space; container
  • Catalan: capsa — cuboid space; container
  • Catalan: caixa — cuboid space; container
  • Chamicuro: kaja — cuboid space; container
  • Cherokee: ᎧᏁᏌᎢ (kanesai) — cuboid space; container
  • Chinese Cantonese: 盒 — cuboid space; container
  • Chinese Cantonese: 盒仔 (hap6 zai2) — cuboid space; container
  • Chinese Cantonese: 箱 (soeng1) — cuboid space; container
  • Chinese: щёнзы (xionzɨ) — cuboid space; container
  • Chinese: хәзы (həzɨ) — cuboid space; container
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 箱箱 (siŏng-siŏng) — cuboid space; container
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 盒盒 (ăk-ăk) — cuboid space; container
  • Chinese: 箱仔 (zh-min-nan) — cuboid space; container
  • Chinese Mandarin: 箱子 (xiāngzi) — cuboid space; container
  • Chinese Mandarin: 箱 (xiāng) — cuboid space; container
  • Chinese Mandarin: 盒子 (hézi) — cuboid space; container
  • Chinese Mandarin: 匣子 (xiázi) — cuboid space; container
  • Czech: schránka — cuboid space; container
  • Czech: krabice — cuboid space; container
  • Czech: bedna — cuboid space; container
  • Danish: kasse — cuboid space; container
  • Danish: æske — cuboid space; container
  • Danish: boks — cuboid space; container
  • Danish: skrin — cuboid space; container
  • Danish: dåse — cuboid space; container
  • Dutch: doos — cuboid space; container
  • Dutch: kist — cuboid space; container
  • Egyptian: p:d-s-rd-xt (pds) — cuboid space; container
  • Esperanto: skatolo — cuboid space; container
  • Estonian: karp — cuboid space; container
  • Evenki: авса (awsa) — cuboid space; container
  • Finnish: laatikko — cuboid space; container
  • Finnish: rasia — cuboid space; container
  • French: boîte — cuboid space; container
  • French: caisse — cuboid space; container
  • West-Frisian: bokse — cuboid space; container
  • West-Frisian: kiste — cuboid space; container
  • Galician: caixa — cuboid space; container
  • Galician: boeta — cuboid space; container
  • Galician: cousela — cuboid space; container
  • Galician: arca — cuboid space; container
  • Galician: ucha — cuboid space; container
  • Galician: barqueta — cuboid space; container
  • Galician: baneiro — cuboid space; container
  • Georgian: კოლოფი (ḳolopi) — cuboid space; container
  • Georgian: ყუთი (q̇uti) — cuboid space; container
  • German: Kasten — cuboid space; container
  • German: Kiste — cuboid space; container
  • German: Box — cuboid space; container
  • German: Karton — cuboid space; container
  • Greek: κιβώτιο (kivótio) — cuboid space; container
  • Greek: κουτί (koutí) — cuboid space; container
  • Greek: κασόνι (kasóni) — cuboid space; container
  • Ancient Greek: κυψέλη (kupsélē) — cuboid space; container
  • Ancient Greek: κιβωτός (kibōtós) — cuboid space; container
  • Ancient Greek: κιβώτιον (kibṓtion) — cuboid space; container
  • Haitian Creole: bwat — cuboid space; container
  • Hausa: sunduƙi — cuboid space; container
  • Hebrew: קופסה \ קֻפְסָה (kufsá) — cuboid space; container
  • Hindi: डिब्बा (ḍibbā) — cuboid space; container
  • Hindi: संदूक़ (sandūq) — cuboid space; container
  • Hindi: बकस (bakas) — cuboid space; container
  • Hindi: बक्स (baks) — cuboid space; container
  • Hindi: पेटी (peṭī) — cuboid space; container
  • Hungarian: doboz — cuboid space; container
  • Icelandic: kassi — cuboid space; container
  • Icelandic: box — cuboid space; container
  • Ido: buxo — cuboid space; container
  • Ido: etuyo — cuboid space; container
  • Indonesian: kotak — cuboid space; container
  • Interlingua: cassa — cuboid space; container
  • Irish: bosca — cuboid space; container
  • Italian: scatola — cuboid space; container
  • Italian: bussolotto — cuboid space; container
  • Japanese: 箱 (hako) — cuboid space; container
  • Japanese: 入れ物 (iremono) — cuboid space; container
  • Japanese: ボックス (bokkusu) — cuboid space; container
  • Kannada: ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ (peṭṭige) — cuboid space; container
  • Kazakh: қорап (qorap) — cuboid space; container
  • Kazakh: жәшік (jäşık) — cuboid space; container
  • Khmer: ប្រអប់ (prɑɑʼɑp) — cuboid space; container
  • Khmer: ហិប (həp) — cuboid space; container
  • Kikuyu: ithandũkũ — cuboid space; container
  • Korean: 상자 (sangja) — cuboid space; container
  • Korean: 박스 (bakseu) — cuboid space; container
  • Northern Kurdish: qutî — cuboid space; container
  • Northern Kurdish: sindoq — cuboid space; container
  • Kyrgyz: коробка (korobka) — cuboid space; container
  • Kyrgyz: куту (kutu) — cuboid space; container
  • Kyrgyz: ящик (yaşcik) — cuboid space; container
  • Ladino: kasha — cuboid space; container
  • Ladino: kutí — cuboid space; container
  • Lao: ຫີບ (hīp) — cuboid space; container
  • Lao: ກ່ອງ (kǭng) — cuboid space; container
  • Latin: capsa — cuboid space; container
  • Latin: capsula — cuboid space; container
  • Latin: arca — cuboid space; container
  • Latin: riscus — cuboid space; container
  • Latin: pyxis — cuboid space; container
  • Latin: pyxidicula — cuboid space; container
  • Latvian: kaste — cuboid space; container
  • Lithuanian: dėžė — cuboid space; container
  • : ᦷᦂᧅᧈ (k̇ok1) — cuboid space; container
  • : ᦟᧂᧉ (lang2) — cuboid space; container
  • : ᦟᦲᧄᧉ (liim2) — cuboid space; container
  • Luxembourgish: Béchs — cuboid space; container
  • Luxembourgish: Këscht — cuboid space; container
  • Macedonian: кутија (kutija) — cuboid space; container
  • Macedonian: сандак (sandak) — cuboid space; container
  • Malay: kotak — cuboid space; container
  • Brunei Malay: kutak — cuboid space; container
  • Malayalam: പെട്ടി (peṭṭi) — cuboid space; container
  • Maltese: kaxxa — cuboid space; container
  • Māori: potipoti — cuboid space; container
  • Māori: papa — cuboid space; container
  • Māori: pāka — cuboid space; container
  • Mongolian: хайрцаг (xajrcag) — cuboid space; container
  • Navajo: tsitsʼaaʼ — cuboid space; container
  • Norman: boête — cuboid space; container
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kasse — cuboid space; container
  • Norwegian Bokmål: boks — cuboid space; container
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eske — cuboid space; container
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skrin — cuboid space; container
  • Norwegian Bokmål: øskje — cuboid space; container
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dåse — cuboid space; container
  • Occitan: caissa — cuboid space; container
  • Old English: ċist — cuboid space; container
  • Old English: box — cuboid space; container
  • Oromo: saanduqa — cuboid space; container
  • Pashto: سخوبی (sxóbay) — cuboid space; container
  • Pashto: قوطي (qotáy) — cuboid space; container
  • Pashto: هړپۍ (harpǝ́y) — cuboid space; container
  • Pashto: بکس (baks) — cuboid space; container
  • Pashto: صندوق (sandúq) — cuboid space; container
  • Dari: جَعْبَه (ja'ba) — cuboid space; container
  • Dari: بَاکْس (bāks) — cuboid space; container
  • Dari: صَنْدُوق (sandūq) — cuboid space; container
  • Iranian Persian: جَعْبِه (ja'be) — cuboid space; container
  • Iranian Persian: باکْس (bâks) — cuboid space; container
  • Iranian Persian: صَنْدوق (sanduġ) — cuboid space; container
  • Plautdietsch: Kjist — cuboid space; container
  • Plautdietsch: Lod — cuboid space; container
  • Pohnpeian: kohpwa — cuboid space; container
  • Polish: pudło — cuboid space; container
  • Polish: pudełko — cuboid space; container
  • Polish: skrzynia — cuboid space; container
  • Polish: futerał — cuboid space; container
  • Portuguese: caixa — cuboid space; container
  • Punjabi: ਡੱਬਾ (ḍabbā) — cuboid space; container
  • Punjabi: ਸੰਦੂਕ (sandūk) — cuboid space; container
  • Rarotongan: piʻa — cuboid space; container
  • Romanian: cutie — cuboid space; container
  • Russian: коро́бка (koróbka) — cuboid space; container
  • Russian: я́щик (jáščik) — cuboid space; container
  • Russian: сунду́к (sundúk) — cuboid space; container
  • Russian: футля́р (futljár) — cuboid space; container
  • Russian: шкату́лка (škatúlka) — cuboid space; container
  • Russian: бокс (boks) — cuboid space; container
  • Samoan: pusa — cuboid space; container
  • Sango: sanduku — cuboid space; container
  • Scottish Gaelic: bocsa — cuboid space; container
  • Serbo-Croatian: ку̀тија — cuboid space; container
  • Serbo-Croatian: са̀ндук — cuboid space; container
  • Serbo-Croatian: шка̀туља — cuboid space; container
  • Serbo-Croatian: kùtija — cuboid space; container
  • Serbo-Croatian: sànduk — cuboid space; container
  • Serbo-Croatian: škàtulja — cuboid space; container
  • Slovak: krabica — cuboid space; container
  • Slovak: škatuľa — cuboid space; container
  • Slovak: debnička — cuboid space; container
  • Slovene: škatla — cuboid space; container
  • Spanish: caja — cuboid space; container
  • Sranan Tongo: dosu — cuboid space; container
  • Sudovian: kista — cuboid space; container
  • Swahili: sanduku — cuboid space; container
  • Swedish: ask — cuboid space; container
  • Swedish: box — cuboid space; container
  • Swedish: bössa — cuboid space; container
  • Swedish: dosa — cuboid space; container
  • Swedish: kartong — cuboid space; container
  • Swedish: kista — cuboid space; container
  • Swedish: koffert — cuboid space; container
  • Swedish: låda — cuboid space; container
  • Swedish: schatull — cuboid space; container
  • Swedish: skrin — cuboid space; container
  • Tagalog: kahon — cuboid space; container
  • Tahitian: punu — cuboid space; container
  • Tahitian: pōnao — cuboid space; container
  • Tajik: қуттӣ (qutti) — cuboid space; container
  • Tajik: ҷаъба (ja'ba) — cuboid space; container
  • Tajik: сандуқ (sanduq) — cuboid space; container
  • Tamil: பெட்டி (peṭṭi) — cuboid space; container
  • Taos: múluną — cuboid space; container
  • Tatar: тартма (tartma) — cuboid space; container
  • Telugu: పెట్టె (peṭṭe) — cuboid space; container
  • Thai: กล่อง (glɔ̀ng) — cuboid space; container
  • Thai: หีบ (hìip) — cuboid space; container
  • Tibetan: སྒམ། (sgam) — cuboid space; container
  • Tlingit: khóok — cuboid space; container
  • Tok Pisin: bokis — cuboid space; container
  • Tongan: puha — cuboid space; container
  • Turkish: kutu sandık — cuboid space; container
  • Ottoman Turkish: قوطی (kutu, kutı) — cuboid space; container
  • Ottoman Turkish: صندوق (sandık) — cuboid space; container
  • Turkmen: guty — cuboid space; container
  • Ugaritic: 𐎀𐎗𐎐 (ảrn) — cuboid space; container
  • Ukrainian: коро́бка (koróbka) — cuboid space; container
  • Ukrainian: я́щик (jáščyk) — cuboid space; container
  • Ukrainian: скри́ня (skrýnja) — cuboid space; container
  • Ukrainian: бокс (boks) — cuboid space; container
  • Urdu: ڈِبَّہ (ḍibba) — cuboid space; container
  • Urdu: ڈَبَّہ (ḍabba) — cuboid space; container
  • Urdu: صَنْدُوق (sandūq) — cuboid space; container
  • Urdu: بَکْس (baks) — cuboid space; container
  • Uyghur: قۇتا (quta) — cuboid space; container
  • Uzbek: quti — cuboid space; container
  • Vietnamese: hộp — cuboid space; container
  • Walloon: boesse — cuboid space; container
  • Walloon: låsse — cuboid space; container
  • Welsh: bocs — cuboid space; container
  • Yaghnobi: сандуқ (sanduq) — cuboid space; container
  • Yiddish: קעסטל (kestl) — cuboid space; container
  • Yup'ik: yaassiik — cuboid space; container
  • Zhuang: haap — cuboid space; container
  • Zyphe: bong — cuboid space; container
  • Armenian: տուփ (tupʻ) — as much as fills a box
  • Armenian: արկղ (arkġ) — as much as fills a box
  • Bashkir: йәшник (yəşnik) — as much as fills a box
  • Breton: boestad — as much as fills a box
  • Catalan: capsa — as much as fills a box
  • Catalan: caixa — as much as fills a box
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一箱 (yī xiāng) — as much as fills a box
  • Chinese Mandarin: 箱 (xiāng) — as much as fills a box
  • Czech: krabice — as much as fills a box
  • Czech: bedna — as much as fills a box
  • Estonian: karbitäis — as much as fills a box
  • Finnish: laatikollinen — as much as fills a box
  • French: boîte — as much as fills a box
  • Galician: caixada — as much as fills a box
  • Haitian Creole: bwat — as much as fills a box
  • Italian: scatola — as much as fills a box
  • Macedonian: кутија (kutija) — as much as fills a box
  • Macedonian: сандак (sandak) — as much as fills a box
  • Norman: boêtée — as much as fills a box
  • Portuguese: caixa — as much as fills a box
  • Romanian: cutie — as much as fills a box
  • Russian: я́щик (jáščik) — as much as fills a box
  • Russian: коро́бка (koróbka) — as much as fills a box
  • Scottish Gaelic: bocsa — as much as fills a box
  • Serbo-Croatian: ку̀тија — as much as fills a box
  • Serbo-Croatian: са̀ндук — as much as fills a box
  • Serbo-Croatian: kùtija — as much as fills a box
  • Serbo-Croatian: sànduk — as much as fills a box
  • Slovak: krabica — as much as fills a box
  • Slovak: škatuľa — as much as fills a box
  • Spanish: caja — as much as fills a box
  • Swedish: låda — as much as fills a box
  • Tok Pisin: bokis — as much as fills a box
  • Vietnamese: hộp — as much as fills a box
  • Walloon: boeslêye — as much as fills a box
  • Bulgarian: чекмедже́ (čekmedžé) — compartment of an item of furniture
  • Finnish: laatikko — compartment of an item of furniture
  • French: case — compartment of an item of furniture
  • Galician: estoxo — compartment of an item of furniture
  • Galician: caixón — compartment of an item of furniture
  • Galician: gabeta — compartment of an item of furniture
  • Greek: συρτάρι (syrtári) — compartment of an item of furniture
  • Italian: deposito — compartment of an item of furniture
  • Macedonian: пре́града (prégrada) — compartment of an item of furniture
  • Russian: я́щик (jáščik) — compartment of an item of furniture
  • Russian: я́щичек (jáščiček) — compartment of an item of furniture
  • Spanish: cajón — compartment of an item of furniture
  • Swedish: låda — compartment of an item of furniture
  • Bulgarian: кути́я (kutíja) — compartment or receptacle for receiving items
  • Finnish: rasia — compartment or receptacle for receiving items
  • Finnish: laatikko — compartment or receptacle for receiving items
  • French: boîte — compartment or receptacle for receiving items
  • Russian: я́щичек (jáščiček) — compartment or receptacle for receiving items
  • Russian: коро́бочка (koróbočka) — compartment or receptacle for receiving items
  • Slovak: schránka — compartment or receptacle for receiving items
  • Armenian: լոժա (loža) — compartment to sit inside
  • Armenian: օթյակ (ōtʻyak) — compartment to sit inside
  • Belarusian: ло́жа (lóža) — compartment to sit inside
  • Bulgarian: ло́жа (lóža) — compartment to sit inside
  • Catalan: llotja — compartment to sit inside
  • Chinese Mandarin: 證人席 /证人席 (zhèngrén xí) — compartment to sit inside
  • Chinese Mandarin: 分隔式雅座 (fēn gé shì yǎzuò) — compartment to sit inside
  • Chinese Mandarin: 包廂 /包厢 (bāoxiāng) — compartment to sit inside
  • Czech: lóže — compartment to sit inside
  • Danish: loge — compartment to sit inside
  • Danish: bås — compartment to sit inside
  • Estonian: loož — compartment to sit inside
  • Finnish: aitio — compartment to sit inside
  • Finnish: loosi — compartment to sit inside
  • French: loge — compartment to sit inside
  • Galician: palco — compartment to sit inside
  • Georgian: ლოჟა (loža) — compartment to sit inside
  • German: Loge — compartment to sit inside
  • Greek: θεωρείο (theoreío) — compartment to sit inside
  • Greek: εδώλιο (edólio) — compartment to sit inside
  • Hindi: बक्स (baks) — compartment to sit inside
  • Hungarian: páholy — compartment to sit inside
  • Italian: palco — compartment to sit inside
  • Italian: palchetto — compartment to sit inside
  • Italian: loggia — compartment to sit inside
  • Japanese: ボックス (bokkusu) — compartment to sit inside
  • Kazakh: ложа (loja) — compartment to sit inside
  • Korean: 박스 (bakseu) — compartment to sit inside
  • Kyrgyz: ложа (loja) — compartment to sit inside
  • Latin: podium — compartment to sit inside
  • Macedonian: ло́жа (lóža) — compartment to sit inside
  • Iranian Persian: لُژ (lož) — compartment to sit inside
  • Polish: loża — compartment to sit inside
  • Portuguese: camarote — compartment to sit inside
  • Romanian: lojă — compartment to sit inside
  • Russian: ло́жа (lóža) — compartment to sit inside
  • Serbo-Croatian: ло́жа — compartment to sit inside
  • Serbo-Croatian: lóža — compartment to sit inside
  • Spanish: palco — compartment to sit inside
  • Spanish: luneta — compartment to sit inside
  • Swedish: avbalkning — compartment to sit inside
  • Swedish: box — compartment to sit inside
  • Swedish: bås — compartment to sit inside
  • Swedish: fack — compartment to sit inside
  • Swedish: loge — compartment to sit inside
  • Tajik: ложа (loža) — compartment to sit inside
  • Turkish: loca — compartment to sit inside
  • Ottoman Turkish: لوجه (loca) — compartment to sit inside
  • Ukrainian: ло́жа (lóža) — compartment to sit inside
  • Urdu: بَکْس (baks) — compartment to sit inside
  • Uzbek: loja — compartment to sit inside
  • Belarusian: кабі́на (kabína) — driver’s seat on a coach
  • Bulgarian: ка́пра (kápra) — driver’s seat on a coach
  • Czech: kozlík — driver’s seat on a coach
  • Danish: kuskesæde — driver’s seat on a coach
  • Danish: buk — driver’s seat on a coach
  • Dutch: bok — driver’s seat on a coach
  • Estonian: kabiin — driver’s seat on a coach
  • Finnish: kuskinpukki — driver’s seat on a coach
  • Italian: cabina — driver’s seat on a coach
  • Luxembourgish: Bock — driver’s seat on a coach
  • Macedonian: каби́на (kabína) — driver’s seat on a coach
  • Russian: каби́на (kabína) — driver’s seat on a coach
  • Swedish: kuskbock — driver’s seat on a coach
  • Ukrainian: кабі́на (kabína) — driver’s seat on a coach
  • Belarusian: бу́дка (búdka) — small rectangular shelter
  • Belarusian: кабі́на (kabína) — small rectangular shelter
  • Belarusian: кабі́нка (kabínka) — small rectangular shelter
  • Breton: logell — small rectangular shelter
  • Bulgarian: каби́нка (kabínka) — small rectangular shelter
  • Bulgarian: бу́дка (búdka) — small rectangular shelter
  • Catalan: garita — small rectangular shelter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小室 (xiǎoshì) — small rectangular shelter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亭 (tíng) — small rectangular shelter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 棚 (péng) — small rectangular shelter
  • Czech: box — small rectangular shelter
  • Danish: skilderhus — small rectangular shelter
  • Danish: jagthytte — small rectangular shelter
  • Estonian: putka — small rectangular shelter
  • Finnish: koju — small rectangular shelter
  • Finnish: koppi — small rectangular shelter
  • French: guérite — small rectangular shelter
  • Galician: gorita — small rectangular shelter
  • Galician: caritel — small rectangular shelter
  • Greek: θάλαμος (thálamos) — small rectangular shelter
  • Greek: φυλάκιο (fylákio) — small rectangular shelter
  • Greek: σκοπιά (skopiá) — small rectangular shelter
  • Greek: οικίσκος (oikískos) — small rectangular shelter
  • Italian: garitta — small rectangular shelter
  • Italian: guardiola — small rectangular shelter
  • Italian: casotto — small rectangular shelter
  • Italian: gabbiotto — small rectangular shelter
  • Macedonian: бу́тка (bútka) — small rectangular shelter
  • Macedonian: каби́на (kabína) — small rectangular shelter
  • Polish: budka — small rectangular shelter
  • Portuguese: cubículo — small rectangular shelter
  • Romanian: cabană — small rectangular shelter
  • Romanian: baracă — small rectangular shelter
  • Russian: бу́дка (búdka) — small rectangular shelter
  • Russian: каби́на (kabína) — small rectangular shelter
  • Russian: каби́нка (kabínka) — small rectangular shelter
  • Scottish Gaelic: bocsa — small rectangular shelter
  • Serbo-Croatian: ку̀тија — small rectangular shelter
  • Serbo-Croatian: kùtija — small rectangular shelter
  • Slovak: búdka — small rectangular shelter
  • Spanish: garita — small rectangular shelter
  • Swedish: kur — small rectangular shelter
  • Swedish: jakthydda — small rectangular shelter
  • Swedish: vaktkur — small rectangular shelter
  • Ukrainian: бу́дка (búdka) — small rectangular shelter
  • Ukrainian: кабі́на (kabína) — small rectangular shelter
  • Ukrainian: кабі́нка (kabínka) — small rectangular shelter
  • Czech: bedna — (slang) television
  • Danish: kassen — (slang) television
  • Dutch: buis — (slang) television
  • Estonian: telekas — (slang) television
  • Finnish: telkkari — (slang) television
  • Finnish: toosa — (slang) television
  • French: téloche — (slang) television
  • French: télé — (slang) television
  • French: lucarne — (slang) television
  • Greek: χαζοκούτι (chazokoúti) — (slang) television
  • Italian: tele — (slang) television
  • Polish: pudło — (slang) television
  • Portuguese: tevê — (slang) television
  • Russian: я́щик (jáščik) — (slang) television
  • Russian: те́лик (télik) — (slang) television
  • Scottish Gaelic: bocsa — (slang) television
  • Slovak: telka — (slang) television
  • Spanish: tele — (slang) television
  • Walloon: boesse ås imådjes — (slang) television
  • Danish: dåse — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • Dutch: doos — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • Finnish: pesä — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • Finnish: toosa — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • Finnish: tussu — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • French: salle de jeu — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • French: cheminée — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • French: boutique — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • West-Frisian: doaze — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • German: Dose — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • Hungarian: doboz — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • Macedonian: ду́нда (dúnda) — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • Portuguese: boceta — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • Russian: манда́ (mandá) — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • Tok Pisin: bokis — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • Walloon: boesse ås sotreyes — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • Walloon: boesse — (slang, vulgar) the vagina
  • Bulgarian: кути́я (kutíja) — computer, or the case in which it is housed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電腦 /电脑 (diànnǎo) — computer, or the case in which it is housed
  • Dutch: bak — computer, or the case in which it is housed
  • Estonian: arvuti — computer, or the case in which it is housed
  • Finnish: pönttö — computer, or the case in which it is housed
  • French: boîtier — computer, or the case in which it is housed
  • French: tour — computer, or the case in which it is housed
  • Greek: κουτί (koutí) — computer, or the case in which it is housed
  • Hungarian: ház — computer, or the case in which it is housed
  • Ido: ordinatro — computer, or the case in which it is housed
  • Polish: obudowa — computer, or the case in which it is housed
  • Portuguese: gabinete — computer, or the case in which it is housed
  • Russian: комп (komp) — computer, or the case in which it is housed
  • Slovak: skrinka — computer, or the case in which it is housed
  • Swedish: dator — computer, or the case in which it is housed
  • Vietnamese: hộp — computer, or the case in which it is housed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 護身 /护身 (hùshēn) — (cricket) hard protector for the genitals
  • Danish: skridtbeskytter — (cricket) hard protector for the genitals
  • Finnish: alasuoja — (cricket) hard protector for the genitals
  • French: coquille — (cricket) hard protector for the genitals
  • French: protège-sexe — (cricket) hard protector for the genitals
  • Italian: conchiglia — (cricket) hard protector for the genitals
  • Italian: sospensorio — (cricket) hard protector for the genitals
  • Māori: pākai raho — (cricket) hard protector for the genitals
  • Polish: ochraniacz na jądra — (cricket) hard protector for the genitals
  • Bulgarian: бу́кса (búksa) — (engineering) cylindrical casing
  • Czech: pouzdro — (engineering) cylindrical casing
  • Danish: bøsning — (engineering) cylindrical casing
  • Danish: kasse — (engineering) cylindrical casing
  • Finnish: pesä — (engineering) cylindrical casing
  • Italian: scatola — (engineering) cylindrical casing
  • Italian: scatola del cambio — (engineering) cylindrical casing
  • Macedonian: ку́ќиште (kúḱište) — (engineering) cylindrical casing
  • Romanian: cutie — (engineering) cylindrical casing
  • Russian: бокс (boks) — (engineering) cylindrical casing
  • Swedish: box — (engineering) cylindrical casing
  • Swedish: bössa — (engineering) cylindrical casing
  • Swedish: hylsa — (engineering) cylindrical casing
  • Swedish: låda — (engineering) cylindrical casing
  • Swedish: fodral — (engineering) cylindrical casing
  • Danish: ramme — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Dutch: kader — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Finnish: laatikko — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • French: encadré — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • French: cadre — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Galician: marco — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Galician: gradilla — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Galician: caixa — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Greek: πλαίσιο (plaísio) — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Italian: cornice — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Italian: riquadro — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Macedonian: ку́тија (kútija) — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Macedonian: ква́драт (kvádrat) — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Iranian Persian: کادْر (kâdr) — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Russian: квадра́т (kvadrát) — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Slovak: rámček — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Spanish: marco — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Thai: กล่อง (glɔ̀ng) — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Thai: กรอบ (grɔ̀ɔp) — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Walloon: cåde — rectangular border around an image, text, etc.
  • Bulgarian: квадра́тче (kvadrátče) — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • Finnish: ruutu — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • French: case — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • Galician: casiña — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • Galician: escaque — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • Greek: κουτάκι (koutáki) — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • Greek: τετραγωνίδιο (tetragonídio) — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • Hungarian: kocka — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • Hungarian: négyzet — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • Icelandic: reitur — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • Icelandic: kassi — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • Italian: casella — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • Macedonian: ку́тивче (kútivče) — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • Macedonian: ква́дратче (kvádratče) — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • Russian: квадра́тик (kvadrátik) — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • Slovak: políčko — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • Spanish: casilla — small area on a document for a tick mark
  • Albanian: shimshir — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Arabic: شَمْشَاد (šamšād) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Arabic: شَمْشِير (šamšīr) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Arabic: شَمْشَار (šamšār) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Arabic: عَثَق (ʕaṯaq) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Arabic: بُقْس (buqs) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Armenian: տոսախ (tosax) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Aromanian: shimshir — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Basque: ezpel — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Belarusian: самши́т (samšít) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Bulgarian: чимши́р (čimšír) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Bulgarian: чемши́р (čemšír) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Catalan: boix — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃楊木 /黄杨木 (huángyángmù) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Czech: zimostráz — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Danish: buksbom — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Dutch: buxus — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Dutch: buksboom — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Dutch: buks — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Esperanto: bukso — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Finnish: koiranpensas — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Finnish: puksipuu — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Franco-Provençal: boués — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • French: buis — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Friulian: bos — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Galician: buxo — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Georgian: ბზა (bza) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • German: Buchsbaum — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • German: Buchs — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Greek: πυξάρι (pyxári) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Greek: τσιμσίρι (tsimsíri) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Greek: τσιμισίρι (tsimisíri) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Ancient Greek: πύξος (púxos) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Hungarian: puszpáng — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Irish: bucas — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Irish: crann bosca — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Italian: bosso — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Jingpho: sadek — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Latin: buxus — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Latvian: buksuss — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Lithuanian: buksmedis — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Macedonian: шимшир (šimšir) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Middle English: box — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Norwegian Bokmål: buksbom — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: buksbom — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Occitan: bois — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Persian: شمشاد (šemšâd) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Polish: bukszpan — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Portuguese: buxo — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Portuguese: buxeiro — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Portuguese: buxeira — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Romanian: cimișir — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Russian: букс (buks) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Russian: самши́т (samšít) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Serbo-Croatian: шѝмшир — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Serbo-Croatian: šìmšir — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Sicilian: busciu — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Slovak: krušpán — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Slovak: boleráz — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Spanish: boj — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Swedish: buxbom — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Turkish: şimşir — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Ottoman Turkish: چمشیر (çimşir) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Ottoman Turkish: شمشیر (şimşir) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Ottoman Turkish: شمشار (şimşar) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Ottoman Turkish: شمشاد (şimşad) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Ukrainian: самши́т (samšýt) — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Venetan: buso — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Venetan: bos — shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree
  • Arabic: لَكْمَة (lakma) — blow with the fist
  • Arabic: لَكْمَة (lakma) — blow with the fist
  • Arabic: بُكس (buks) — blow with the fist
  • Breton: skouarnad — blow with the fist
  • Bulgarian: пестница (pestnica) — blow with the fist
  • Catalan: cop de puny — blow with the fist
  • Czech: úder — blow with the fist
  • Danish: bokseslag — blow with the fist
  • Danish: slag — blow with the fist
  • Dutch: vuistslag — blow with the fist
  • Finnish: nyrkinisku — blow with the fist
  • French: coup de poing — blow with the fist
  • German: Boxhieb — blow with the fist
  • German: Boxschlag — blow with the fist
  • Greek: γροθιά (grothiá) — blow with the fist
  • Ido: boxar — blow with the fist
  • Ingrian: boksu — blow with the fist
  • Italian: pugno — blow with the fist
  • Portuguese: soco — blow with the fist
  • Scottish Gaelic: buille — blow with the fist
  • Slovak: úder — blow with the fist
  • Slovak: rana — blow with the fist
  • Spanish: puñetazo — blow with the fist
  • Swedish: slag med handen — blow with the fist
  • Tagalog: suntok — blow with the fist
  • Thai: การชก — blow with the fist
  • Thai: การต่อย — blow with the fist
  • Ottoman Turkish: یومروق (yumruk) — blow with the fist
  • Ottoman Turkish: مشت (muşt) — blow with the fist
  • Bulgarian: опаковам (opakovam) — to place inside a box
  • Catalan: empaquetar — to place inside a box
  • Catalan: encapsar — to place inside a box
  • Danish: lægge i en æske — to place inside a box
  • Danish: pakke i en æske — to place inside a box
  • Danish: kasse — to place inside a box
  • Dutch: inpakken — to place inside a box
  • Dutch: verpakken — to place inside a box
  • Estonian: pakkima — to place inside a box
  • Finnish: pakata laatikkoon — to place inside a box
  • Finnish: pakata laatikoihin — to place inside a box
  • Finnish: pakata — to place inside a box
  • French: emboîter — to place inside a box
  • French: mettre en boîte — to place inside a box
  • Galician: encaixoar — to place inside a box
  • Galician: meter — to place inside a box
  • German: verpacken — to place inside a box
  • German: einpacken — to place inside a box
  • Hungarian: csomagol — to place inside a box
  • Hungarian: dobozol — to place inside a box
  • Hungarian: bedobozol — to place inside a box
  • Ido: enkestigar — to place inside a box
  • Irish: pacáil — to place inside a box
  • Italian: inscatolare — to place inside a box
  • Manx: cur ayns kishtey — to place inside a box
  • Polish: zapakować — to place inside a box
  • Portuguese: encaixotar — to place inside a box
  • Slovak: zabaliť — to place inside a box
  • Spanish: encajonar — to place inside a box
  • Swedish: lägga i en låda — to place inside a box
  • Tok Pisin: bokisim — to place inside a box
  • Turkish: kutulamak — to place inside a box
  • Bulgarian: заграждам (zagraždam) — (architecture) to enclose with boarding, lathing, etc.
  • Finnish: koteloida — (architecture) to enclose with boarding, lathing, etc.
  • French: cacher — (architecture) to enclose with boarding, lathing, etc.
  • Finnish: koteloida — (engineering) to furnish with a box
  • Finnish: koteloida — (object-oriented programming) to place a value of a primitive type into a corresponding object
  • Afrikaans: boks — to strike with the fists
  • Arabic: لَكَمَ (lakama) — to strike with the fists
  • Bulgarian: удрям с юмрук (udrjam s jumruk) — to strike with the fists
  • Cherokee: ᏓᏓᏛᏂᎭ (dadadvniha) — to strike with the fists
  • Chinese Mandarin: 打 (dǎ) — to strike with the fists
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耳光 (ěrguāng) — to strike with the fists
  • Czech: uhodit — to strike with the fists
  • Danish: slå på — to strike with the fists
  • Finnish: lyödä nyrkillä — to strike with the fists
  • Finnish: iskeä — to strike with the fists
  • French: boxer — to strike with the fists
  • German: boxen — to strike with the fists
  • Greek: γρονθοκοπώ (gronthokopó) — to strike with the fists
  • Hawaiian: moko — to strike with the fists
  • Hawaiian: mokomoko — to strike with the fists
  • Irish: dornáil — to strike with the fists
  • Italian: boxare — to strike with the fists
  • Macedonian: бо́ксува (bóksuva) — to strike with the fists
  • Māori: moto — to strike with the fists
  • Māori: momoto — to strike with the fists
  • Māori: motomoto — to strike with the fists
  • Māori: meke — to strike with the fists
  • Māori: mekemeke — to strike with the fists
  • Norman: boxer — to strike with the fists
  • Persian: بوکس زدن (boks zadan) — to strike with the fists
  • Polish: boksować — to strike with the fists
  • Portuguese: socar — to strike with the fists
  • Quechua: takay — to strike with the fists
  • Russian: ту́зить (túzitʹ) — to strike with the fists
  • Russian: отту́зить (ottúzitʹ) — to strike with the fists
  • Scottish Gaelic: buail — to strike with the fists
  • Slovak: udrieť — to strike with the fists
  • Slovak: zbiť — to strike with the fists
  • Swedish: boxa — to strike with the fists
  • Tahitian: moto — to strike with the fists
  • Thai: ชก (chók) — to strike with the fists
  • Thai: ต่อย (dtɔ̀i) — to strike with the fists
  • Bulgarian: боксирам (boksiram) — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Catalan: boxejar — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Catalan: boxar — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Cherokee: ᏓᏓᏛᏂᎭ (dadadvniha) — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鬥拳 /斗拳 — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斗拳 (dòuquán) — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Czech: boxovat — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Danish: bokse (med) — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Dutch: boksen — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Finnish: nyrkkeillä — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • French: boxer — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Georgian: კრივი (ḳrivi) — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • German: boxen — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Greek: πυγμαχώ (pygmachó) — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Ancient Greek: πυκτεύω (pukteúō) — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Hebrew: התאגרף (hit'agréf) — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Icelandic: boxa — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Irish: dornáil — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Italian: boxare — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Māori: motomoto — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Norman: boxer — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Polish: boksować — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Portuguese: boxear — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Scottish Gaelic: bocsaig — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Slovak: boxovať — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Spanish: boxear — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Swedish: boxas — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Thai: ชก (chók) — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Welsh: paffio — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Welsh: bocsio — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Welsh: cwffio — to fight against (a person) in a boxing match
  • Bulgarian: боксирам се (boksiram se) — to participate in boxing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 參加拳擊比賽 /参加拳击比赛 — to participate in boxing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 参加拳击比赛 (cānjiā quánjí bǐsài) — to participate in boxing
  • Czech: boxovat — to participate in boxing
  • Danish: bokse — to participate in boxing
  • Finnish: nyrkkeillä — to participate in boxing
  • French: boxer — to participate in boxing
  • Greek: πυγμαχώ (pygmachó) — to participate in boxing
  • Ancient Greek: πυκτεύω (pukteúō) — to participate in boxing
  • Irish: dornáil — to participate in boxing
  • Macedonian: бо́ксува (bóksuva) — to participate in boxing
  • Portuguese: boxear — to participate in boxing
  • Scottish Gaelic: bocsaig — to participate in boxing
  • Slovak: boxovať — to participate in boxing
  • Spanish: boxear — to participate in boxing