English Explanatory Dictionary

boxing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of box
noun
  1. A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
noun
  1. Material used for making boxes or casing.
  2. Casing.
  3. Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of box

Pronunciation

/ˈbɒksɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boxing.wav bäksʹĭng /ˈbɑːksɪŋ/

Word forms

boxing boxings

Etymology

From box (“to punch”) + -ing.

Synonyms

fisticuffs pugilism sparring

Antonyms

unboxing

Related words

box boxer clinch down for the count fancy footwork left hook on the canvas on the mat on the ropes prizefighting ring uppercut wrestling

Derived words

antiboxing bare-knuckle boxing boxaerobics boxercise boxing bag boxing glove boxing kangaroo boxing match boxing ring Burmese boxing cage boxing chess boxing drunken boxing foxy boxing kick-boxing kickboxing nonboxing postboxing shadow boxing shadow-boxing shadowboxing soft boxing Tae Bo Thai boxing white-collar boxing blue boxing Boxing Day boxing time
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