boxed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of box
adj
  1. Packed into a box or boxes.
  2. In bridge and other card games if the cards in a pack are reversed face-up and face-down then the pack is said to be boxed.
  3. Of domesticated animals, discrete flocks or herds having become mixed, either accidentally or deliberately. (Aust. OED)

Pronunciation

/bɒkst/ bäkst /ˈbɑːkst/

Word forms

boxed

Derived words

autoboxed boxed set boxed shutters
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