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What is the verb for boxing?

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box
  1. (transitive) To place inside a box; to pack in boxes.
  2. (transitive, usually with 'in') To hem in.
  3. (transitive, object-oriented programming) To place a value of a primitive type into a corresponding object.
  4. (transitive) To mix two containers of paint of similar color to ensure that the color is identical.
  5. (transitive) To furnish (e.g. a wheel) with boxes.
  6. (architecture) To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form.
  7. (transitive) To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
  8. Synonyms:
      9. punch, hit, strike, thump, crack, smack, wallop, bang, clout, cuff, knock, slap, sock, swat, thwack, whack, belt, biff, bop, buffet, clobber, slug, batter, bust, jab, pummelled, pummel, slam, assault, skelp, smite, whale, bash, bat, bludgeon, bob, boff, bonk, clap, clip, clock, dot, duke, hammer, lam, nail, paste, plug, pound, rap … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “The children would feed it bananas, but the kangaroo would box anyone who came near it.”
      “Why does this boy never have a chance to box overseas and fight real boxers?”
      “Harry started getting antsy because Rufus, the jewelry salesman, was taking forever to box his gift.”
box
  1. (transitive) To strike with fists; to punch.
  2. (transitive) To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
  3. (intransitive) To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. punch, hit, strike, thump, crack, smack, wallop, bang, clout, cuff, knock, slap, sock, swat, thwack, whack, belt, biff, bop, buffet, clobber, slug, batter, bust, jab, pummelled, pummel, slam, assault, skelp, smite, whale, bash, bat, bludgeon, bob, boff, bonk, clap, clip, clock, dot, duke, hammer, lam, nail, paste, plug, pound, rap … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The children would feed it bananas, but the kangaroo would box anyone who came near it.”
      “Why does this boy never have a chance to box overseas and fight real boxers?”
      “Harry started getting antsy because Rufus, the jewelry salesman, was taking forever to box his gift.”
boxed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of box
  2. Synonyms:
      3. punched, hit, hat, hitten, struck, stricken, thumped, cracked, smacked, wallopped, walloped, banged, clouted, cuffed, knocked, slapped, socked, swatted, thwacked, whacked, belted, biffed, bopped, buffeted, buffetted, clobbered, slugged, battered, busted, jabbed, pummelled, pummeled, slammed, assaulted, skelped, smote, smit, smitten, smited, whaled, bashed, batted, bludgeoned, bobbed, boffed, bonked, clapped, clapt, clipped, clipt … more
boxing
  1. present participle of box
  2. Synonyms:
      3. punching, hitting, striking, thumping, cracking, smacking, wallopping, walloping, banging, clouting, cuffing, knocking, slapping, socking, swatting, thwacking, whacking, belting, biffing, bopping, buffeting, buffetting, clobbering, slugging, battering, busting, jabbing, pummelling, pummeling, slamming, assaulting, skelping, smiting, whaling, bashing, batting, bludgeoning, bobbing, boffing, bonking, clapping, clipping, clocking, dotting, duking, hammering, lamming, nailing, pasting, plugging … more
boxing
  1. present participle of box
  2. Synonyms:
      3. punching, hitting, striking, thumping, cracking, smacking, wallopping, walloping, banging, clouting, cuffing, knocking, slapping, socking, swatting, thwacking, whacking, belting, biffing, bopping, buffeting, buffetting, clobbering, slugging, battering, busting, jabbing, pummelling, pummeling, slamming, assaulting, skelping, smiting, whaling, bashing, batting, bludgeoning, bobbing, boffing, bonking, clapping, clipping, clocking, dotting, duking, hammering, lamming, nailing, pasting, plugging … more
boxes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of box
  2. Synonyms:
      3. punches, hits, strikes, thumps, cracks, smacks, wallops, bangs, clouts, cuffs, knocks, slaps, socks, swats, thwacks, whacks, belts, biffs, bops, buffets, clobbers, slugs, batters, busts, jabs, pummels, slams, assaults, skelps, smites, whales, bashes, bats, bludgeons, bobs, boffs, bonks, claps, clips, clocks, dots, dukes, hammers, lams, nails, pastes, plugs, pounds, raps, slogs … more
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