ALL meanings of box
box
B b - countable noun box A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids. 3
- countable noun box A box of something is an amount of it contained in a box. 3
- countable noun box A box is a square or rectangle that is printed or drawn on a piece of paper, a road, or on some other surface. 3
- singular noun box In football, the box is the penalty area of the field. 3
- countable noun box A box is a small separate area in a theatre or at a sports ground or stadium, where a small number of people can sit to watch the performance or game. 3
- singular noun box Television is sometimes referred to as the box. 3
- countable noun box Box is used before a number as a postal address by organizations that receive a lot of mail. 3
- uncountable noun box Box is a small evergreen tree with dark leaves which is often used to form hedges. 3
- verb box To box means to fight someone according to the rules of boxing. 3
- noun box a receptacle or container made of wood, cardboard, etc, usually rectangular and having a removable or hinged lid 3
- noun box the contents of such a receptacle or the amount it can contain 3
- noun box any of various containers for a specific purpose 3
- noun box any of various small cubicles, kiosks, or shelters 3
- noun box a separate compartment in a public place for a small group of people, as in a theatre or certain restaurants 3
- noun box an enclosure within a courtroom 3
- noun box a compartment for a horse in a stable or a vehicle 3
- noun box a small country house occupied by sportsmen when following a field sport, esp shooting 3
- noun box a protective housing for machinery or mechanical parts 3
- noun box the contents of such a box 3
- noun box (in combination) 3
- noun box a shaped device of light tough material worn by sportsmen to protect the genitals, esp in cricket 3
- noun box a section of printed matter on a page, enclosed by lines, a border, or white space 3
- noun box a central agency to which mail is addressed and from which it is collected or redistributed 3
- noun box the central part of a computer or the casing enclosing it 3
- noun box either of the designated areas in which the batter may stand 3
- noun box the raised seat on which the driver sits in a horse-drawn coach 3
- noun box a wheeled container for transporting coal in a mine 3
- noun box an accidental mixing of herds or flocks 3
- noun box a hole cut into the base of a tree to collect the sap 3
- noun box a device for dividing water into two or more ditches in an irrigation system 3
- noun box the female genitals 3
- verb box to put into a box 3
- verb box to prevent from moving freely; confine 3
- verb box to enclose (text) within a ruled frame 3
- verb box to make a cut in the base of (a tree) in order to collect the sap 3
- verb box to mix (flocks or herds) accidentally 3
- verb box to confuse 3
- verb box to fight (an opponent) in a boxing match 3
- verb box to engage in boxing 3
- verb box to hit (a person) with the fist; punch or cuff 3
- noun box a punch with the fist, esp on the ear 3
- noun box 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 3
- noun box the wood of this tree 3
- noun box any of several trees the timber or foliage of which resembles this tree, esp various species of Eucalyptus with rough bark 3
- noun box any of various kinds of containers, usually rectangular and lidded, made of cardboard, wood, or other stiff material; case; carton 3
- noun box the contents or capacity of a box 3
- noun box a gift, esp. a Christmas present, in a box 3
- noun box the driver's seat on a coach 3
- noun box a boxlike thing, opening, or compartment 3
- noun box a small, enclosed group of seats, as in a theater, stadium, etc. 3