EGAVE

boxing

About 2.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb present participle and gerund of box
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun Material used for making boxes or casing.
  4. noun Casing; temporary boxwork or boards in place acting as a mould to hold wet concrete until it sets.
  5. noun Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.
  6. verb present participle and gerund of box

Similar words

pugilism fisticuffs packing boxer fist fighter fight athletics athletic fighting

Often followed by

and day match champion matches gloves ring in is

Word family

boxings

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