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   Box

   /bäks/

   

   noun

   • 1. a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid: "a cereal box" Similar cartonpackpacketpackagecasecratechesttrunkcoffercaskethampercanteenbindrumcanistercontainerreceptaclerepositoryholdervesselarchaic:reservatory
   • ▪ the contents of a box: "she ate a whole box of chocolates that night"
   • ▪ television or a television set: informal British "light entertainment shows on the box"
   • ▪ a casing containing a computer: informal "the new model is half the cost of an equivalent IBM box"
   • ▪ a coffin: informal "I always thought I'd be in a box when I finally left here"
   • ▪ a coachman's seat. historical
   • 2. an area on a page that is to be filled in or that is set off by a border: "a picture of Sandy was in the upper right-hand box"
   • ▪ an area on a computer screen for user input or displaying information: "a new box appears containing the names of all the programs which are opened"
   • ▪ the penalty area: "he curled in a shot from the edge of the box"
   • ▪ the rectangular area occupied by the batter: "ten thousand people booed him when he stepped into the box"
   • ▪ the rectangular area behind home plate for the catcher (catcher's box), or those near first and third bases, in foul territory, for each base coach (coach's box).
   • 3. a separate section or enclosed area within a larger building, especially one reserved for a group of people in a theater or sports ground or for witnesses or the jury in a law court: "a box at the opera"
   • ▪ a small country house for use when hunting or fishing. British
   • 4. a protective casing for a piece of a mechanism: "in the second variation, a switch loop, only one cable enters the box"
   • ▪ short for gearbox informal
   • 5. a mailbox at a post office, newspaper office, or other facility where a person may arrange to receive correspondence: "write to me care of PO Box 112"
   • 6. a woman's vagina. vulgar slang North American

   verb

   • 1. put in or provide with a box: "each piece is boxed with a certificate of authenticity"
   • ▪ enclose (a piece of text) within printed lines: "procedures relating to topics within the chapter are boxed in and numbered so that the reader can quickly recognize them"

   Word Origin late Old English, probably from late Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis ‘boxwood box’, from Greek puxos (see box3).

   Derivatives

   • 1. boxlike adjective

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   What does box mean in a sentence?

   • With a hammer the boy knocked off some of the slats of the small box in which Squinty had made his journey. Box definition: a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover.. See examples of BOX used in a sentence.

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