单词 | boxout |
释义 | boxoutn. 1. Basketball. The action of positioning oneself between an opponent and the basket when a shot has been made, so as to block one's opponent and improve one's chances of securing a rebounding ball; an instance of this. Cf. to box out 2 at box v.2 Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] > actions travelling1916 pivot1920 rebounding1926 dunking1935 goaltending1939 boxout1950 rebound1954 screen-and-roll1955 pick-and-roll1960 suicide1965 hang time1969 steal1974 1950 N. Holman Holman on Basketball 106 When Ranzino shot, Floyd did an excellent job on the box-out. 1998 Cincinnati Enquirer 1 Feb. d13/7 He's able to contort his..body into whatever shape it needs to be to penetrate to the basket, to slash past boxouts, to slide across the floor to a loose ball. 2019 State Hornet (Sacramento, Calif.) (Nexis) 28 Dec. 1 When you miss a box out, you turn the ball over, good teams make you pay. 2. A demarcated portion of a printed page containing material additional or supplementary to the main body of a text. Also: a similar space in an electronic document, on a web page, etc. Cf. text box n. 2. ΚΠ 1975 Professional Builder & Apartment Business Apr. 28/2 Prepare a schedule similar to the one shown in the accompanying box-out. 2004 Classic Rock Oct. 109/3 Built from interviews with the band, chapters on other important Detroit groups..and myriad box-outs and footnotes, this publication paints a loving but balanced picture of Jack White. 2015 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 12 Sept. 48 A range of visual features provide exciting ways for readers to engage with facts—including graphs and charts that explain data clearly and easily, and snapshot lists that break down details into boxouts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1950 |
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