to box
- verb
- /bɑks/
- Before the move, we need to box all of our belongings to keep them safe.
- box lunches
We're about to box this up and see Grant's reaction.
- We're about to box this up and see Grant's reaction.
Examples
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So Josh came over, and he literally helped me box up everything.
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Then these guys go back to their beach house and box up all their stuff.
Fiction book (1991) -
If you can box it, we can ship it at the speed of...
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Could you box that also?
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Well, you take all these cans, you box 'em, and you ship 'em.
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Chelsea was kind enough to allow me to box up my stuff and take the walk of shame, so...
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So we can box that, and that's our answer.
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Oh, yeah, I boxed up all your stuff.
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You stay here and get everything all boxed up and out.
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All those incident reports are boxed up in a warehouse in South Austin.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
To put things into a container to carry or store them
To put things into a box for transport or storage
Put things into a box to keep them
To wrap something in paper or a box to send
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
A person who is not very quick to understand things
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Stop someone from getting a better position, often by using your body in sport
Compounds
- Specialized
A device on an airplane that records flight information and pilot voices
- Literature
An area in a stadium or arena where reporters and broadcasters sit to report the game
- Specialized
A system whose inner parts are hidden so you only see what goes in and what comes out
- UK
An enclosed area in a courtroom where a person sits to tell the judge or jury what they saw
- US
A North American land turtle with a high shell that can close tightly to protect itself
- Archaic
A simple camera in the shape of a box with a fixed focus lens and few controls
- Archaic
A gift you give at Christmas to people who do a job for you, like a milkman or postman
- Formal
A locked box used to carry and keep important government papers like speeches
- Specialized
A tool that guides a saw to make cuts at exact angles in wood for picture frames
- UK
A small building where people control railway signals and switches to direct trains
A box-shaped instrument with bellows that you press to make music, like an accordion
A small tree with dark green lobed leaves and wood that resists rot, often used for fence posts
- Specialized
A long hollow structure made from boards with a rectangular shape that supports parts of a building
- Specialized
Smooth shiny leather made from the skin of a young cow and used for high quality shoes and bags
- US
A North American fast-growing maple tree with leaves made of several parts, often used for shade
- Specialized
A group of evergreen shrubs and small trees with glossy leaves, including boxwood, found worldwide
A low spreading evergreen shrub with small shiny leaves and nearly tasteless berries
How Secure
Surface Forms
Etymology
To box something (to put it into a box) comes directly from the container meaning: you 'box' things when you put them into a 'container', which is why we say we 'box' books or goods for moving or sale.