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Meaning of BOXING

Pronunciation:  'bâksing

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the enclosure of something in a package or box
  2. [n]  fighting with the fists
 
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 Synonyms: fisticuffs, packing, pugilism
 
 See Also: bout, bundling, contact sport, enclosing, enclosure, envelopment, fight, inclosure, in-fighting, professional boxing, rope-a-dope, sparring

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Box"ing\, n.
    1. The act of inclosing (anything) in a box, as for storage
       or transportation.
    2. Material used in making boxes or casings.
    3. Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.
    4. (Arch.) The external case of thin material used to bring
       any member to a required form.
    
  2. \Box"ing\, n.
    The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist;
    sparring
    
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Dreaming that you are boxing, suggests that you are experiencing some internal struggle or conflict. The dream may also be a pun on "boxing" things us. It suggests that you are limiting yourself and your goals/ideas. It may also indicate that you keep your emotions inside.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: bottling, bout, boxing match, canning, Chinese boxing, close fighting, crating, encasement, fighting, fisticuffs, infighting, package, packaging, packing, prizefight, prizefighting, pugilism, ring, savate, shadowboxing, spar, the clinches, the fights, the ring, tinning
 

 

 

 

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