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noun (1)

ˈbäks How to pronounce box (audio)
Definition of boxnext
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as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things filled a whole box with books

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as in coffin
a boxlike container for holding a dead body the only way I'm ever leaving this hospital room is in a box

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as in TV
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound would you switch on the box so that we can watch the news?

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as in dilemma
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape with our new home still unfinished, and the buyers of our condo eager to move in, we were in a real box

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noun (2)

as in punch
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument the vicious bully delivered a box to the child's ear

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verb

as in to punch
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner his mother threatened to box his ears if he didn't show a bit more respect

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Recent Examples of box
Noun
This is just one of several recalls to hit ALDI products in recent months, including more than 500,000 boxes of mac and cheese. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 6 July 2026 There is perhaps nothing more patently absurd in modern corporate governance than a box-checking proxy adviser recommending against a wildly outperforming enterprise just to satisfy a theoretical checklist. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026
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Both are served with a classic Pimm’s and available to eat on the riverside terrace or boxed to take to the Battersea Power Station big screen. — Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 On Tuesday morning, a dozen volunteers joined Montano on the street outside of her restaurant, packing and boxing an influx of supplies — from sanitary supplies to nonperishable foods — dropped off by passing vehicles. — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for box
Recent Examples of Synonyms for box
  1. bin
  2. coffin
  3. TV
  4. dilemma
  5. punch
  6. knock
  7. locker
  8. casket
Noun
  • Place them in an open bin and place it on a shelf in the closet or the laundry room (which can streamline putting things away after each load).
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
  • Inside the house, a plastic bin in the TV room held a striped emu chick, waddling under a heat lamp.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
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  • At the ages of 15 and 12, the brothers walked shoulder-to-shoulder behind their mother Princess Diana's coffin in 1997.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Mourners chanted non-stop, with no sign of the ayatollah’s coffin more than an hour after the procession’s official start time.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
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  • Doug Turnbull covers the traffic/transportation beat for WXIA-TV (11Alive).
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • During his first mandate, Pélisson helped steer Unifrance through a period of transformation following its 2021 merger with TV France International, which brought film and television under the same promotional umbrella.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 July 2026
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  • Deciding whether to include a second job on your resume is a common dilemma, as hiring managers often disagree on such details.
    — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • As open source models become more capable, governments are going to face a real dilemma about what to do about them.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 2 July 2026
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  • The throat punch is just the latest in a string of controversial moments, where fans became concerned over Clark's wellbeing and treatment by other players.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Professional wrestling violence is normally scripted, with both parties agreeing to hit each other with punches, kicks, throws and sometimes weapons to tell a violent story in the ring or on camera.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of punch
Verb
  • Each part looks radically different today than when players first started knocking balls around hundreds of years ago.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • The bench tipped, and the man put out a hand to steady himself, knocking a Hopi headpiece off a ledge.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of knock
Noun
  • That’s when Champion made thick cotton tops with hoods to help keep butchers warm in meat lockers and construction crews insulated during periods of cold outdoor labor.
    — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • Ceiling hooks for fishing rods, cargo door for two bikes, spray hose for cleaning gear and heated locker for drying it.
    — Kris Millgate, USA Today, 1 July 2026
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  • His casket was lined with images of the blue cartoon dog.
    — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • Mavericks fans staged a faux funeral complete with a casket a day later in front of the Dirk Nowitzki statue outside American Airlines Center.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
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