Definitions for boxingˈbɒk sɪŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
box•ingˈbɒk sɪŋ(n.)
the material used to make boxes or casings.
a boxlike enclosure; casing.
an act or instance of putting into or furnishing with a box.
Origin of boxing:
1510–20
box•ingˈbɒk sɪŋ(n.)
the act, technique, or profession of fighting with the fists, with or without boxing gloves.
Category: Sport
Origin of boxing:
1705–15
Princeton's WordNet
boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs(noun)
fighting with the fists
packing, boxing(noun)
the enclosure of something in a package or box
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
boxing(noun)ˈbɒk sɪŋ
a sport in which two people fight
Webster Dictionary
Boxing(u)
of Box
Boxing(noun)
the act of inclosing (anything) in a box, as for storage or transportation
Boxing(noun)
material used in making boxes or casings
Boxing(noun)
any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing
Boxing(noun)
the external case of thin material used to bring any member to a required form
Boxing(noun)
the act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist; sparring
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Boxing
A two-person sport in which the fists are skillfully used to attack and defend.
Translations for boxing
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
boxing(noun)
the sport of fighting with the fists.
- boksAfrikaans
- مُلاكَمَـهArabic
- боксиранеBulgarian
- boxePortuguese (BR)
- box(ování)Czech
- das BoxenGerman
- boksningDanish
- πυγμαχία, μποξGreek
- boxeoSpanish
- poksEstonian
- بازی بکسFarsi
- nyrkkeilyFinnish
- boxeFrench
- אִגרוּף ,אִיגרוּףHebrew
- मुक्केबाजीHindi
- boksanjeCroatian
- ökölvívásHungarian
- bertinjuIndonesian
- hnefaleikur, boxIcelandic
- pugilato, boxeItalian
- ボクシングJapanese
- 권투Korean
- boksasLithuanian
- bokssLatvian
- bertinjuMalay
- bokssportDutch
- boksingNorwegian
- boksPolish
- بازی بکسPersian
- د سوک لوبه ، بوکس بازیPashto
- boxePortuguese
- boxRomanian
- боксRussian
- boxSlovak
- boksanjeSlovenian
- boksSerbian
- boxningSwedish
- การชกมวยThai
- boks sporuTurkish
- 拳擊Chinese (Trad.)
- боксUkrainian
- مکہ بازیUrdu
- quyền anhVietnamese
- 拳击Chinese (Simp.)
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