boxing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: boxing	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for boxing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
boxing n fighting with the fists [syn: boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs] the enclosure of something in a package or box Synonym(s): packing, boxing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Box \Box\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boxed} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Boxing}.] 1. To inclose in a box. 2. To furnish with boxes, as a wheel. 3. (Arch.) To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form. {To box a tree}, to make an incision or hole in a tree for the purpose of procuring the sap. {To box off}, to divide into tight compartments. {To box up}. (a) To put into a box in order to save; as, he had boxed up twelve score pounds. (b) To confine; as, to be boxed up in narrow quarters.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boxing \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boxing \Box"ing\, n. The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist; sparring