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box

/ˈbɑːks/

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noun

plural boxes

[count] a container that is made of a hard material (such as wood, metal, or cardboard) and that usually has four straight sides

a cardboard box

She kept the letters in an old box.

empty pizza boxes

the cat's litter box

a box of tissues/matches/cigars/tools

the amount of something inside a box

I ate an entire box of chocolates.

[count] :a container used for holding mail or papers especially in an office

I'll put the messages in your box.

The letter was sent to a post office box in New York. - see also in-box, mailbox, out-box

[count] :a piece of electronic equipment that is contained inside a box

Where's the system's control box?

The cable box is on top of the TV. - see also black box, gearbox

b the box Brit informal :a television

Let's turn on the box and watch the game.

[count] :a small area or section of seats that is separated from other seats inside a theater, stadium, or courtroom

She's sitting in the jury box.

[count] :a closed shape with four sides on a piece of paper, a Web page, etc.: such as

a square in which you make a mark (such as an X) to show that you choose something

If you are over 18 years old, check this box.

Put an X in the correct/appropriate box.

a square or rectangle around special information in a document, book, etc.

For more information, see box A17.

[count] :an area on a sports field that is used for a special purpose especially; :one of six areas on a baseball field that are marked by lines and that show where the batter, pitcher, catcher, and coaches stand

He stepped out of the batter's box to take a practice swing. - see also penalty box

[count] Brit :1cup

[count] chiefly Brit :an area where two streets cross that is marked by painted lines to show where cars are not allowed to stop but can only pass through

The sign at the intersection said Don't Block the Box. - called also (Brit) box junction, - compare 4box

think outside the box

If you think outside the box, your thoughts are not limited or controlled by rules or tradition, and you have ideas that are creative and unusual.

To solve this puzzle, you'll have to think outside the box.

verb

boxes; boxed; boxing

[+ obj] :to put (something) in a box

Can you box this for me? It's a gift.

The CDs are sold as a boxed set. [=a set of things that are sold together in a box] - often + up

She was told to box up her things and go home. - compare 3box

box in

[phrasal verb]

box (someone or something) in :to surround (someone or something) and make movement difficult

The other bicyclists boxed her in and she couldn't move ahead.

usually used as (be) boxed in

We were boxed in and couldn't get out of our parking space. [=other cars were parked so close to our car that we could not move out of our parking space] - sometimes used figuratively

I feel boxed in by all these rules.

verb

boxes; boxed; boxing

to participate in the sport of boxing :to fight with the hands often while wearing very thick gloves [no obj]

His father taught him how to box when he was 12. [+ obj]

Who did he box in his first fight? - see also kickboxing, shadowbox - compare 2box

box someone's ears

old-fashioned :to hit someone on the sides of the head or on the ears

His mother threatened to box his ears if he misbehaved again.

noun

plural boxes

[count, noncount] :boxwood 1 - compare 1box

* Các từ tương tự:
box cutter, box junction, box lunch, box office, box room, box score, box seat, box spring, boxcar