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nounthe material used to make boxes or casings. a boxlike enclosure; casing. an act or instance of putting into or furnishing with a box. Origin of boxing1First recorded in 1510–20; box1 + -ing1 Words nearby boxingbox gutter, boxhaul, boxhead, boxholder, box huckleberry, boxing, Boxing Day, boxing glove, boxing ring, box iron, box jellyfish Definition for boxing (2 of 2)[ bok-sing ] / ˈbɒk sɪŋ /
nounthe act, technique, or profession of fighting with the fists, with or without boxing gloves. Origin of boxing2First recorded in 1705–15; box2 + -ing1 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boxingCal Poly Pomona student Heather DeCosta described it as “kind of just boxing us in at all four sides of the street.” Dispatch From USC Protests over Ferguson|Maya Richard Craven|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST That is why Malloy is campaigning on a lonely stretch of barber shops and boxing gyms in New Haven a week before the election. Dan Malloy Is Progressives’ Dream Governor. So Why Isn’t He Winning?|David Freedlander|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Any time you do a big project on boxing, you have to include Cuban boxers because they are the best in the world,” he said. The Man Behind Marilyn Malkovich|Justin Jones|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Whenever we'd have to get in the ring for boxing scenes, and even during practice, the dude was full-on hitting me. Co-Stars Who Hated Each Other: Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams in 'The Notebook' and More|Marlow Stern|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The disgraced 23-year-old was banned for life from the world of competitive skating and went on to try her hand at boxing. Donald Sterling and Five Other Members of the Lifetime Ban Club|Nina Strochlic|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was about three months after his return that Edgar had an opportunity of finding the advantage of his skill in boxing. At Aboukir and Acre|George Alfred Henty This ‘boxing the compass’ business, though, brought me to loggerheads with that brute ‘Ugly’ somehow or other, strangely enough. Young Tom Bowling|J.C. Hutcheson Among the British, a nation of sailors, boxing is still retained as a national custom. Pedagogics as a System|Karl Rosenkranz Once in a boxing bout Mark Twain got a blow on the nose which caused it to swell to an unusual size and shape. Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine At sight of the boxing gloves May and Morton set up a shout. The Adventures of Bobby Orde|Stewart Edward White
British Dictionary definitions for boxing
noun- the act, art, or profession of fighting with the fists, esp the modern sport practised under Queensberry rules
- (as modifier)a boxing enthusiast
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