What does BOX mean?

Definitions for BOX
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word BOX.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. boxnoun

    a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

    "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"

  2. box, logenoun

    private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance

    "the royal box was empty"

  3. box, boxfulnoun

    the quantity contained in a box

    "he gave her a box of chocolates"

  4. corner, boxnoun

    a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

    "his lying got him into a tight corner"

  5. boxnoun

    a rectangular drawing

    "the flowchart contained many boxes"

  6. box, boxwoodnoun

    evergreen shrubs or small trees

  7. boxnoun

    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"

  8. box, box seatnoun

    the driver's seat on a coach

    "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"

  9. boxnoun

    separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people

    "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"

  10. boxverb

    a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)

    "I gave him a good box on the ear"

  11. box, packageverb

    put into a box

    "box the gift, please"

  12. boxverb

    hit with the fist

    "I'll box your ears!"

  13. boxverb

    engage in a boxing match

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. BOXnoun

    A tree.

    Etymology: box, Saxon; buxus, Lat.

    The characters are; The leaves are pennated, and evergreen; it hath male flowers, that are produced at remote distances from the fruit, on the same tree; the fruit is shaped like a porridge-pot inverted, and is divided into three cells, containing two seeds in each, which, when ripe, are cast forth by the elasticity of the vessels. The species are;
    1. The box-tree.
    2. The narrow-leaved box-tree.
    3. Striped box.
    4. The golden edged box-tree.
    5. The dwarf box.
    6. The dwarf striped box.
    7. The silver edged box. On Boxhill, near Darking in Surrey, were formerly many large trees of this kind; but, of late years, their number is pretty much decreased; yet some remain of a considerable bigness. The wood is very useful for engravers and mathematical instrument-makers; being so hard, close, and ponderous, as to sink in water. Philip Miller.

    Box, there are two sorts of it; the dwarf box, and a taller sort, that grows to a considerable height. The dwarf box is very good for borders, and is easily kept in order, with one clipping in the year. It will increase of slips set in March, or about Bartholomew-tide, and may be raised of layers and suckers, and will prosper on the declivity of cold, dry, barren, chalky hills, where nothing else will grow. John Mortimer.

  2. Boxnoun

    Etymology: box, Sax. buste, German.

    A perfect magnet, though but in an ivory box, will, through the box, send forth his embracing virtue to a beloved needle. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

    About his shelves
    A beggarly account of empty boxes. William Shakespeare, Rom. and Jul.

    This head is to open a most wide voracious mouth, which shall take in letters and papers. There will be under it a box, of which the key will be kept in my custody, to receive such papers as are dropped into it. Joseph Addison, Guard. №. 98.

    This casket India’s glowing gems unlocks,
    And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. Alexander Pope.

    So many more, so every one was used,
    That to give largely to the box refused. Edmund Spenser.

    ’Tis left to you, the boxes and the pit
    Are sovereign judges of this sort of wit. Dryden.

    She glares in balls, front boxes, and the ring,
    A vain, unquiet, glittering, wretched thing. Alexander Pope.

  3. BOXnoun

    A blow on the head given with the hand.

    Etymology: bock, a cheek, Welch.

    For the box o’ th’ ear that the prince gave you, he gave it like a rude prince. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

    If one should take my hand perforce, and give another a box on the ear with it, the law punisheth the other. John Bramhall, against Hobbes.

    There may happen concussions of the brain from a box on the ear. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

    Olphis, the fisherman, received a box on the ear from Thestylis. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 233.

  4. To Boxverb

    To inclose in a box.

    Etymology: from the noun.

    Box’d in a chair, the beau impatient sits,
    While spouts run clatt’ring o’er the roof by fits. Jonathan Swift.

  5. To Boxverb

    To strike with the fist.

  6. To Boxverb

    To fight with the fist.

    Etymology: from the noun.

    The ass very fairly looked on, till they had boxed themselves a-weary, and then left them fairly in the lurch. Roger L'Estrange.

    A leopard is like a cat; he boxes with his forefeet, as a cat doth her kitlins. Nehemiah Grew.

    The fighting with a man’s shadow consists in brandishing two sticks, loaden with plugs of lead; this gives a man all the pleasure of boxing, without the blows. Spectat. №. 115.

    He hath had six duels, and four and twenty boxing matches, in defence of his majesty’s title. Spectator, №. 629.

Wikipedia

  1. Box

    Box (plural: boxes) describes a variety of containers and receptacles for permanent use as storage, or for temporary use, often for transporting contents. Boxes may be made of durable materials such as wood or metal, or of corrugated fiberboard, paperboard, or other non-durable materials. The size may vary from very small (e.g., a matchbox) to the size of a large appliance. A corrugated box is a very common shipping container. When no specific shape is described, a box of rectangular cross-section with all sides flat may be expected, but a box may have a horizontal cross section that is square, elongated, round or oval; sloped or domed top surfaces, or vertical edges.They are not always made up of squares. Decorative or storage boxes may be opened by raising, pulling, sliding or removing the lid, which may be hinged and/or fastened by a catch, clasp, or lock.

ChatGPT

  1. box

    A box is a container with flat sides, typically square or rectangular in shape, used for storing or transporting items. It usually has a lid or flaps for closure. Boxes can be made of various materials such as cardboard, plastic, wood, or metal.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Boxnoun

    a tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc

  2. Boxnoun

    a receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes

  3. Boxnoun

    the quantity that a box contain

  4. Boxnoun

    a space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement

  5. Boxnoun

    a chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box

  6. Boxnoun

    a small country house

  7. Boxnoun

    a boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box

  8. Boxnoun

    an axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing

  9. Boxnoun

    a chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump

  10. Boxnoun

    the driver's seat on a carriage or coach

  11. Boxnoun

    a present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift

  12. Boxnoun

    the square in which the pitcher stands

  13. Boxnoun

    a Mediterranean food fish; the bogue

  14. Boxverb

    to inclose in a box

  15. Boxverb

    to furnish with boxes, as a wheel

  16. Boxverb

    to inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form

  17. Boxnoun

    a blow on the head or ear with the hand

  18. Boxverb

    to fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar

  19. Boxverb

    to strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head

  20. Boxverb

    to boxhaul

Wikidata

  1. Box

    Box describes a variety of containers and receptacles for permanent use as storage, or for temporary use often for transporting contents. Boxes may be made of durable materials such as wood or metal, or of corrugated fiberboard, paperboard, or other non-durable materials. The size may vary from very small to the size of a large appliance. A corrugated box is a very common shipping container. When no specific shape is described, a box of rectangular cross-section with all sides flat may be expected, but a box may have a horizontal cross section that is square, elongated, round or oval; sloped or domed top surfaces, or non-vertical sides. A decorative or storage box may be opened by raising, pulling, sliding or removing the lid, which may be hinged and/or fastened by a catch, clasp, or lock.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Box

    boks, n. a tree remarkable for the hardness and smoothness of its wood—also Box-tree (Shak.): a case or receptacle for holding anything: the contents of a box: a small house or lodge, as a shooting-box, &c.: in a theatre, a small enclosure with several seats—the boxes = their occupants, the ladies: an old square pew or similar enclosure, as a sentry-box, signal-box, &c.: the driver's seat on a carriage: the case in which the ship's compass is kept.—v.t. to put into or furnish with boxes: (slang) to overturn a watchman in his box.—ns. Box′-bed, a kind of bed once common in Scotch cottages, having its ends, sides, and roof of wood, and capable of being closed in front by two sliding panels; Box′-day, one of the Court of Session vacation days when papers ordered to be deposited in court must be lodged.—adj. Box′en, made of or like boxwood.—ns. Box′ing-day, in England, the day after Christmas, when boxes or presents are given; Box′-ī′ron, a hollow smoothing-iron which is heated by a heater put into it; Box′-keep′er, an attendant who opens the doors of boxes at theatres or other places of public amusement; Box′-lobb′y, the lobby leading to the boxes in a theatre; Box′wood, wood of the box-tree.—In the wrong box, in a false position, in a scrape.—To be in a box, to be in a fix; To box Harry, to take a beefsteak, mutton-chop, or bacon and eggs with tea or ale, instead of the regulation dinner of the commercial traveller; To box the compass, to name the 32 points in their order and backwards, hence to make a complete roundabout in any opinion. [A.S. box—L. buxus—Gr. pyxos, the tree, pyxis, a box.]

  2. Box

    boks, n. a blow on the head or ear with the hand.—v.t. to strike with the hand or fist.—v.i. to fight with the fists.—ns. Box′er; Box′ing, the act of fighting with the fists: a combat with the fists; Box′ing-glove, a padded glove worn in boxing.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. box

    A computer; esp. in the construction foo box where foo is some functional qualifier, like graphics, or the name of an OS (thus, Unix box, Windows box, etc.) “We preprocess the data on Unix boxes before handing it up to the mainframe.”

CrunchBase

  1. Box

    After starting as a college business project in 2005, Box was officially launched in March of 2006 with the vision of connecting people, devices and networks. Box provides more than 8 million users with secure cloud content management and collaboration. They say their platform “allows personal and commercial content to be accessible, sharable, and storable in any format from anywhere”.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. box

    The space between the back-board and the stern-post of a boat, where the coxswain sits.

Rap Dictionary

  1. boxnoun

    Video Music Box, a NYC hip-hop video music show.

  2. boxnoun

    A radio. "A radio is a box, a razor blade is a ox" -- Big L (Ebonics)

  3. boxnoun

    A female's gentital organs (ie. "I kicked 'dat bitch in da box")

  4. boxnoun

    To fight. "If you think you bout it, then let's box"

  5. boxnoun

    To punch someone(jamaican term widely used now) "you betta move before i box u up"

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BOX

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Box is ranked #3538 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Box surname appeared 10,098 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Box.

    82.9% or 8,379 total occurrences were White.
    10.9% or 1,109 total occurrences were Black.
    2.2% or 227 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.8% or 189 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.3% or 133 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.6% or 61 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'BOX' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1325

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'BOX' in Written Corpus Frequency: #654

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'BOX' in Nouns Frequency: #387

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of BOX in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of BOX in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of BOX in a Sentence

  1. Gopinath Parakuni:

    Every factory is still a tinder box, and effective ways to ensure day-to-day safety are still not in place.

  2. Bartek Mierzwiak:

    There is a big wave of construction of big-box buildings for e-commerce for the purpose of delivering to western European countries, this is driving demand for our sector.

  3. Senator Harris:

    >( CNN) In Wednesday night's Democratic presidential debate in Detroit, Tulsi Gabbard decided to drop her opposition research book right on Kamala Harris. . duval-3 { width :100 % ; position : relative ; border : 1px solid # 979797 ; border-left : none ; border-right : none ; padding : 20px 0 ; box-sizing : border-box ; - webkit-box-sizing : border-box ; - moz-box-sizing : border-box ; margin : auto ; max-width : 660px ; }. duval-3 a { color : # 1a1a1a ; text-decoration : none ; font-size : 0 ; }. duval-3 a : hover { color : #d 9d9d9 ; text-decoration : underline ; - moz-text-decoration-color : #d 9d9d9 ; text-decoration-color : #d 9d9d9 ; }. duval-3 > a > * { vertical-align : top ; display : inline-block ; }. duval-3 > a > div { display : inline-block ; font-size :1.0666667 rem ; width : 80 % ; padding-top : 0px ; padding-left : 2 % ; }. duval-3 > a > img { width : 18 % ; height : auto ; } @media screen and( max-width :640 px) {. duval-3 > a > * { display : block ; margin : auto ; }. duval-3 > a > div { width : 100 % ; }. duval-3 > a > img { width : 50 % ; } } THE POINT -- NOW ON YOUTUBE ! In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe ! Amid a broader conversation about criminal justice reform between the California senator and former Vice President Joe Biden, the moderators turned to the Hawaii congresswoman. And she unloaded : but I'm deeply concerned about this record. There are too many examples to cite but Senator Harris put over 1,500 people in jail for marijuana violations and then laughed about it when Senator Harris was asked if Senator Harris ever smoked marijuana.

  4. Commerce Secretary Ross:

    The stupidity is that we let ourselves get into this box of extremely low rates.

  5. Robert Doar:

    The Harvest Box is a silly idea and probably not going anywhere, but the integrity office is a good step to take…It helps make sure that the program is not only about getting the benefits, but also making sure people are getting back to work.

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Translations for BOX

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  • boksAfrikaans
  • علبة, صندوقArabic
  • скры́нка, каро́бкаBelarusian
  • кути́я, сандъ̀кBulgarian
  • boestad, -où, boestoù, boest, logell, boestadoù, skouarnadoù, skouarnadBreton
  • capsa, llotja, caixa, garita, boxar, boxejar, boix, cop de puny, encapsar, empaquetarCatalan, Valencian
  • boxovat, krabice, pouzdro, kozlík, box, bedna, lóže, schránka, uhodit, zimostráz, úderCzech
  • bocsWelsh
  • skrin, dåse, kasse, bokse, buk, loge, kassen, kuskesæde, jagthytte, boks, bøsning, æske, skilderhus, skridtbeskytter, slå, pakke, buksbom, slag, læggeDanish
  • Loge, Box, Dose, boxen, Kiste, Kasten, einpacken, Boxhieb, verpacken, BoxschlagGerman
  • θάλαμος, κουτί, τετραγωνίδιο, κουτάκι, φυλάκιο, κασόνι, χαζοκούτι, εδώλιο, πλαίσιο, κιβώτιο, σκοπιά, θεωρείο, πυξάριGreek
  • skatoloEsperanto
  • caja, garita, palco, cajón, tele, marco, boxear, boj, puñetazo, encajonarSpanish
  • kabiin, karp, karbitäis, telekas, putka, loož, arvuti, pakkimaEstonian
  • کادر, لژ, جعبهPersian
  • koju, pesä, tussu, laatikko, loosi, telkkari, laatikollinen, alasuoja, kuskinpukki, toosa, ruutu, aitio, koppi, koteloida, koiranpensas, puksipuu, [[pakata]] ([[laatikkoon]] ''sg'', [[laatikoihin]] ''pl'')Finnish
  • encadré, boîte, protège-sexe, coquille, guérite, boxer, loge, case, téloche, buis, coup de poing, emboîter, [[mettre]] [[en]] [[boîte]]French
  • kiste, bokse, doazeWestern Frisian
  • dornáil, bosca, pacáilIrish
  • bocsa, bocsaig, buail, builleScottish Gaelic
  • cur ayns kishteyManx
  • קופסה, התאגרףHebrew
  • बकस, संदूक़, डिब्बाHindi
  • bwatHaitian Creole
  • doboz, négyzet, kocka, páholy, ház, dobozol, csomagolHungarian
  • տուփ, արկղArmenian
  • etuyo, ordinatro, buxo, boxarIdo
  • box, kassiIcelandic
  • boxare, palchetto, palco, scatola, loggia, tele, bosso, pugno, inscatolareItalian
  • ボックス, 箱Japanese
  • ყუთი, კოლოფიGeorgian
  • 상자, 박스Korean
  • capsulaLatin
  • Bock, BéchsLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
  • dėžėLithuanian
  • kasteLatvian
  • motomoto, pākaMāori
  • ду́нда, боксува, ква́драт, бу́тка, кутија, ку́тивче, ку́ќиште, ложа, са́ндак, пре́града, ку́тија, каби́на, сандак, ква́дратчеMacedonian
  • kotakMalay
  • boksen, bok, bak, kader, doos, buis, inpakken, buks, buksboom, buxus, verpakken, vuistslagDutch
  • boks, kasseNorwegian
  • ਸੰਦੂਕ, ਡੱਬਾPanjabi, Punjabi
  • ochraniacz na jądra, futerał, skrzynia, pudełko, budka, pudło, loża, bukszpan, zapakowaćPolish
  • televisão, camarote, boxear, caixa, televisor, socar, cubículo, tevê, boceta, gabinete, buxeira, buxeiro, encaixotar, buxo, socoPortuguese
  • baracă, cabană, lojă, cutie, cimișirRomanian
  • сунду́к, я́щик, квадра́тик, те́лик, бокс, бу́дка, ло́жа, квадра́т, каби́нка, каби́на, комп, шкату́лка, манда́, коро́бка, футля́р, я́щичек, самшит, буксRussian
  • кутија, шкатуља, škatulja, сандук, sanduk, kutijaSerbo-Croatian
  • schránka, debna, krabicaSlovak
  • škatlaSlovene
  • kutiAlbanian
  • avbalkning, boxas, koffert, låda, box, kur, bössa, dator, kista, hylsa, loge, kuskbock, fack, ask, fodral, boxa, bås, jakthydda, dosa, skrin, vaktkur, kartong, schatull, lägga, handen, buxbom, slagSwedish
  • sandukuSwahili
  • పెట్టెTelugu
  • gutyTurkmen
  • kahonTagalog
  • sandık, kutuTurkish
  • я́щик, коро́бка, скри́няUkrainian
  • صندوق, ڈبہUrdu
  • hộpVietnamese
  • cåde, boesse ås sotreyes, boesse ås imådjes, boeslêye, boesseWalloon
  • Chinese

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