box
🇺🇸
/bɑːks/
🇬🇧
/bɒks/
noun
A1
a container with a lid, used to hold things
I put my toys in the box.
A1
a box and what is inside it
She gave me a box of chocolates.
A1
a square area on a page or screen for information
Type your name in the box.
R
a separate area in a theater or stadium
They sat in the box at the theater.
R
a small shelter for a specific use
He made a call from the phone box.
R
the television
We watched a movie on the box.
R
a marked area where roads cross
Do not stop in the box at the intersection.
R
a marked area on a sports field
The player was in the box when he scored.
R
an address number for replies
Send your reply to box number 123.
R
a protector for sports
He wears a box for protection in cricket.
R
a type of bush or tree
The garden has a box hedge.
R
the wood from the box tree
This carving is made from box.
verb
R
to fight with fists in a sport
He learned to box at the gym.
R
to put something in a box
Please box the books for storage.
translation
a container with a lid, used to hold things; a box and what is inside it; a square area on a page or screen for information; a separate area in a theater or stadium; a small shelter for a specific use; the television; a marked area where roads cross; a marked area on a sports field; an address number for replies; a protector for sports; a type of bush or tree; the wood from the box tree
to fight with fists in a sport; to put something in a box
Word Forms
Plural
boxes
Progressive
boxing
Past
boxed
Perfect
boxed
3rd Present
boxes