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ALL meanings of boxed out

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  • noun boxed out a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover. 1
  • noun boxed out the quantity contained in a box: She bought a box of candy as a gift. 1
  • noun boxed out Chiefly British. a gift or present: a Christmas box. 1
  • noun boxed out post-office box. 1
  • noun boxed out a compartment or section in a public place, shut or railed off for the accommodation of a small number of people, especially in a theater, opera house, sports stadium, etc. 1
  • noun boxed out a small enclosure or area in a courtroom, for witnesses or the jury. 1
  • noun boxed out a small shelter: a sentry's box. 1
  • noun boxed out British. a small house, cabin, or cottage, as for use while hunting: a shooting box. a telephone booth. a wardrobe trunk. 1
  • noun boxed out box stall. 1
  • noun boxed out the driver's seat on a coach. 1
  • noun boxed out the section of a wagon in which passengers or parcels are carried. 1
  • noun boxed out Automotive. the section of a truck in which cargo is carried. 1
  • noun boxed out the box, Informal. television: Are there any good shows on the box tonight? 1
  • noun boxed out part of a page of a newspaper or periodical set off in some manner, as by lines, a border, or white space. 1
  • noun boxed out any enclosing, protective case or housing, sometimes including its contents: a gear box; a fire-alarm box. 1
  • noun boxed out Baseball. either of two marked spaces, one on each side of the plate, in which the batter stands. either of two marked spaces, one outside of first base and the other outside of third, where the coaches stand. the pitcher's mound. the marked space where the catcher stands. 1
  • noun boxed out a difficult situation; predicament. 1
  • noun boxed out Agriculture. a bowl or pit cut in the side of a tree for collecting sap. 1
  • noun boxed out Jazz Slang. a stringed instrument, as a guitar. a piano. 1
  • noun boxed out Informal. a phonograph. a boom box. a computer. 1
  • noun boxed out Slang. a coffin. 1
  • noun boxed out Slang: Vulgar. the vulva or vagina. basket (def 9). 1
  • verb with object boxed out to put into a box: She boxed the glassware before the movers came. 1
  • verb with object boxed out to enclose or confine as in a box (often followed by in or up). 1
  • verb with object boxed out to furnish with a box. 1
  • verb with object boxed out to form into a box or the shape of a box. 1
  • verb with object boxed out to block so as to keep from passing or achieving better position (often followed by in): The Ferrari was boxed in by two other cars on the tenth lap. 1
  • verb with object boxed out to group together for consideration as one unit: to box bills in the legislature. 1
  • verb with object boxed out Building Trades. to enclose or conceal (a building or structure) as with boarding. 1
  • verb with object boxed out Agriculture. to make a hole or cut in (a tree) for sap to collect. 1
  • verb with object boxed out to mix (paint, varnish, or the like) by pouring from one container to another and back again. 1
  • verb with object boxed out Australian. to mix groups of sheep that should be kept separated. to confuse someone or something. 1
  • idioms boxed out out of the box, Australian Slang. remarkable or exceptional; extraordinary. 1
  • idioms boxed out outside the box, Informal. in an innovative or unconventional manner; with a fresh perspective: You have to think outside the box and adapt those strategies to your business. Also, out of the box. 1
  • verb boxed out simple past tense and past participle of box out. 0
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