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box
English
- 🔊 a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)“I gave him a good box on the ear”
- 🔊 a (usually rectangular) container“he rummaged through a box of spare parts”
- 🔊 separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people“the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold”
- 🔊 private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance“the royal box was empty”
- 🔊 the driver's seat on a coach“an armed guard sat in the box with the driver”
- 🔊 any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned“the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box”
- 🔊 evergreen shrubs or small trees
- 🔊 the quantity contained in a box“he gave her a box of chocolates”
- 🔊 a rectangular drawing“the flowchart contained many boxes”
- 🔊 a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible“his lying got him into a tight corner”
- 🔊 engage in a boxing match
- 🔊 hit with the fist“I'll box your ears!”
- 🔊 put into a box“box the gift, please”
Spanish
- 🔊 box box
- 🔊 buzón box
- 🔊 cajita box
- 🔊 caja box, case
- 🔊 recuadro box, inset (in a newspaper)
- 🔊 palco box, loge, balcony (a compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre or other building)