English

Pronunciation

• AHD : bŏks
• IPA : /bɒks/
• SAMPA : /bQks/

Noun

box (plural boxes except where noted)

1. A rectangular container usually with a folding lid
2. Enough to fill a box or case.
3. A compartment to sit in at a theater , courtroom or auditorium .
4. A small rectangular shelter like a booth
5. A blow with the fist
6. boxwood
7. (Vulgar, slang) vagina
8. A Computer. E.G UNIX or Linux box. The whimsical plural boxen is occasionally used.
9. A hard protector for the groin area, worn by a batsman or close fielder inside the underpants.

Quotations

boxwood

• 1885: the application of woods other than box for purposes for which that wood is now used would tend to lessen the demand for box — Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885

Translations

• صندوق ,علبة (1) , لكمة (4) , مقصورة (3)

• Breton: boest f -où (1), boestad f -où (2), logell f -où (4), skouarnad f -où (5)
• Catalan: caixa, capsa (1, 2) f, llotja (3) f, garita (4) f, cop de puny (5) m
• Chinese Characters: 凾, 函, 箱
• Chinese: 箱子
• Dutch: doos f (1),(7)
• Ekspreso: kasia
• Esperanto: skatolo
• Finnish: laatikko
• French: (1, 2) boîte f, caisse f, (3) loge f (theater), (4) cabane m, (5) coup de poing m
• German: (1) Kasten m, (1) Kiste f, (3) Loge f, (5) Boxhieb m
• Ido: (1) buxo
• Hungarian: doboz
• Indonesian: kotak
• Interlingua: cassa

  bosca

• Japanese: 箱 (はこ , hako)
• Portuguese: caixa f
• Russian: ящик
• Spanish: caja (1, 2) f, palco (3) m, garita (4) f, puñetazo (5) m
• Swedish: låda
• Tok Pisin: bokis (1, 2, 6)

Verb

box

1. To place inside a box or encase
2. To strike with the fists
3. To fight against someone in a boxing match

Translations

• Arabic: تعليب (1), يلكم (2) , يلاكم (3)
• Catalan: encaixar , encapsar (1), boxar (2, 3)
• Dutch: inpakken , verpakken (1)
• Ekspreso: kasier , bokser
• French: (1) mettre en boîte , emballer , (2) boxer, frapper , (3) boxer
• German: (1) einpacken , (1) verpacken , (2, 3) boxen
• Interlingua: incassar , boxar
• Spanish: encajar (1), boxear (2, 3)
• Tok Pisin: boksin (3)

Related Terms

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• boxer
• boxing
• Boxing Day
• in box
• out box
• out of the box
• shadow box
• shadowbox
• soapbox
• unbox