noun · verb · 3 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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UK:/ˈɛks bɒks/
CMU ARPABET:EH1 K S B AA2 K S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Any of the home consoles in Microsoft's Xbox product line, especially the original Xbox.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: trademark
Topics: video-games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Misspelling of Xbox.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, misspelling
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To play a video game using an Xbox home console.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, intransitive
Topics: video-games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From "DirectX box". In use since the announcement of the original Xbox in 2000.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Dutch:
Xbox
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Finnish:
Xbox
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
French:
Xbox
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
German:
Xbox
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
German:
X-Box
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Hindi:
एक्सबॉक्स
(eksabŏks)
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Italian:
XBox
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Japanese:
エックスボックス
(Ekkusubokkusu)
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Kannada:
ಎಕ್ಸ್ಬಾಕ್ಸ್
(eksbāks)
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Luxembourgish:
Zougräife kënnt
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Marathi:
एक्स-बॉक्स
(eksa-bŏksa)
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Persian:
ایکس باکس
(eks-bâks)
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Polish:
Xbox
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Portuguese:
Xbox
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Romanian:
Xbox
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Spanish:
Xbox
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Tamil:
எக்ஸ்பாக்ஸ்
(ekspāks)
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Urdu:
ایکس بکس
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Yiddish:
קסבאָקס
(ksboks)
— video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
