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Noun box has 10 senses

box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
--₁ is a kind of container
--₁ has part: base; lid
--₁ has particulars:

ballot box; bandbox; carton; casket, jewel casket; cereal box; chest; cigar box; coffin, casket; crate; flat; hod; mailbox, letter box; matchbox; paintbox; pencil box, pencil case; playbox, play-box; poor box, alms box, mite box; pyxis; shoebox; snuffbox; strongbox, deedbox; tinderbox; tuck box; window box

Derived form: verb box₁

box, loge - private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty"
--₂ is a kind of compartment
--₂ is a part of balcony
--₂ has parts: box seat
--₂ has particulars: skybox
box, boxful - the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates"
--₃ is a kind of containerful
corner, box - a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"
--₄ is a kind of predicament, quandary, plight
box - a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes"
--₅ is a kind of rectangle
box, boxwood - evergreen shrubs or small trees
--₆ is a kind of shrub, bush
--₆ is a member of Buxus, genus Buxus
--₆ has substances: boxwood, Turkish boxwood
--₆ has particulars: common box, European box, Buxus sempervirens
box - any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"
--₇ is a kind of area
--₇ is a part of ball field, baseball field, diamond
--₇ has particulars: batter's box
box, box seat - the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"
--₈ is a kind of seat
--₈ is a part of coach, four-in-hand, coach-and-four
box - separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
--₉ is a kind of compartment
--₉ has particulars: jury box; press box; witness box, witness stand
box - a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"
--₁₀ is a kind of blow

Derived forms: verb box₃, verb box₂

Verb box has 3 senses

box, package - put into a box; "box the gift, please"
--₁ is one way to encase, incase, case
Antonyms: unbox

Derived forms: noun box₁, noun boxer₂, noun boxing₂
Sample sentence:
They box the goods
box - hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!"
--₂ is one way to hit

Derived forms: noun box₁₀, noun boxer₁, noun boxing₁
Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to box his opponent
box - engage in a boxing match
--₃ is one way to fight, struggle

Derived forms: noun box₁₀, noun boxer₁, noun boxing₁
Sample sentences:
Sam and Sue box
Sam cannot box Sue