Boxing

Quick meaning: Boxing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of box.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of box.

More Meanings

1. Material used for making boxes or casing.
2. (construction) Casing.
3. (object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.
4. (sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.

Example Sentences

So Ukraine is on the ropes. Using that boxing metaphor, one immediately thinks of the new world heavyweight champion, the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, who was seemingly down and out under the ferocious assault of the giant Tyson Fury, but then came back to win on points at the end of a brutal 12 rounds.

Word Forms

• boxings

Synonyms for boxing

Depending on context, synonyms include fisticuffs, pugilism, sparring, packing.

Antonyms for boxing

Common opposites include unboxing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pugilism, fisticuffs, packing, boxer, fist, fighter.

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