Definitions for boxing
ˈbɒk sɪŋbox·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs(noun)

   fighting with the fists

2. packing, boxing(noun)

   the enclosure of something in a package or box

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Boxing

   of Box

2. Boxing(noun)

   the act of inclosing (anything) in a box, as for storage or transportation

3. Boxing(noun)

   material used in making boxes or casings

4. Boxing(noun)

   any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing

5. Boxing(noun)

   the external case of thin material used to bring any member to a required form

6. Boxing(noun)

   the act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist; sparring

Freebase(5.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Boxing

   Boxing is a combat sport in which two people engage in a contest of strength, speed, reflexes, endurance, and will by throwing punches with gloved hands against another opponent. Amateur boxing is an Olympic and Commonwealth sport and is a common fixture in most of the major international games - it also has its own World Championships. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of one- to three-minute intervals called rounds. The result is decided when an opponent is deemed incapable to continue by a referee, is disqualified for breaking a rule, resigns by throwing in a towel, or is pronounced the winner or loser based on the judges' scorecards at the end of the contest. The birth hour of boxing as a sport may be its acceptance by the ancient Greeks as an Olympic game as early as 688 BC. Boxing evolved from 16th- and 18th-century prizefights, largely in Great Britain, to the forerunner of modern boxing in the mid-19th century, again initially in Great Britain and later in the United States. In 2004, ESPN ranked boxing as the most difficult sport in the world.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Boxing

   A two-person sport in which the fists are skillfully used to attack and defend.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. boxing

   A square piece of dry hard wood, used in connecting the frame timbers. Also, the projection formerly left at the hawse-pieces, in the wake of the hawse-holes, where the planks do not run through; now disused. The stem is said to be boxed when it is joined to the fore end of the keel by a side scarph. (See BOXING OF RUDDER.)

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. boxing

   Is a type of contact sport with specific regulations and rules depending on the country it is played in.

   Boxing is a popular sport played by many around the world.

   Submitted by MaryC on November 4, 2015  

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'boxing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4550

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'boxing' in Nouns Frequency: #2692

How to pronounce boxing?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of boxing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of boxing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of boxing in a Sentence

1. Frank Bruno:

   Boxing is just show business with blood.

2. Andre Rozier:

   I live, sleep, drink this sport of boxing.

3. Rudi Lubbers:

   I love boxing but boxing has changed, it's more fighting now.

4. Francois de La Rochefoucauld:

   In Boxing,"it's better to Give than to Receive"

5. Leslie Miklosy:

   Will today be a round in a boxing match, or a walk in the park?

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