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A container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid
“A ripening banana put in a lidded box with green tomatoes turns them red.”
A strike with a hand, especially with a closed fist
“She gave me a playful box on the shoulder after learning that she had just been pranked.”
An electronic device, with a screen and speakers, that reproduces images and sound
“Is there anything worth watching on the box this evening?”
A problematic situation that is difficult or impossible to escape
“That puts me as a police officer in a real box because I am perceived as the bad guy when I patrol the neighborhood.”
A cube-shaped enclosure
“He set up a box outside the stadium to sell burgers and hotdogs.”
A drawn or printed rectangle on a form, document, etc.
“Place a tick in the box that most applies to your situation.”
A small, simple, single-storey house or shelter
The passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus
A rack or manger for fodder
Mail box
Voting booth
A cash register or drawer for money in a shop, bank, or restaurant
An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food
A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing a user interface
The area in front of the goal
A flat scoop with a short handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom
An indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America, and distinguished from field lacrosse
Box tree
Cigar box
Seed tray
A cage or pen in which poultry are kept
A large amount of something
A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy
Portable music player
An upscale seating region in a modern concert hall or sports venue, often in the back lower tier, or on a separate tier above the mezzanine
Personal stereo
A (usually digital) data processing machine
The meeting of fists as a social gesture, equivalent to a high-five
A place where things are kept for future use or sale
An accessible structure extending from a building, especially from a window or elevated position
The outer casing of an object, especially a motor vehicle or an aircraft
A place where one lives or calls home
To punch someone, usually with a closed fist
“The children would feed it bananas, but the kangaroo would box anyone who came near it.”
To fight an opponent using one's fists, especially in a competition
“Why does this boy never have a chance to box overseas and fight real boxers?”
To put or place in a box
“Harry started getting antsy because Rufus, the jewelry salesman, was taking forever to box his gift.”
To bring a square-rigged ship onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round
To enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule
To encase within a frame
To confine within an enclosure, typically of farm animals
To ambush or attack someone from a hidden position
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