Definitions for boxing
ˈbɒk sɪŋbox·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. boxing, pugilism, fisticuffsnoun

   fighting with the fists

2. packing, boxingnoun

   the enclosure of something in a package or box

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1. Boxing

   Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to "western boxing", in which only the fists are involved, boxing has developed in various ways in different geographical areas and cultures. In global terms, boxing is a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions such as kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of the forms of the modern sport are western boxing, bare knuckle boxing, kickboxing, muay-thai, lethwei, savate, and sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial arts, military systems, and other combat sports. Humans have fought in hand-to-hand combat since the dawn of human history, Boxing have prehistoric origins in present-day Ethiopia where it appeared in the sixth millennium BC and when the Egyptians invaded Nubia they learned the art of boxing from the local population and they took the sport to Egypt where it became popular and from Egypt boxing spread to other countries including Greece, and eastward to Mesopotamia and northward to Rome the earliest visual evidence of any type of boxing is from Egypt and Sumer both from the third millennia and can be seen in Sumerian carvings from the third and second millennia BC. The earliest evidence of boxing rules date back to Ancient Greece, where boxing was established as an Olympic game in 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 with the 1867 introduction of the Marquess of Queensberry Rules. Amateur boxing is both an Olympic and Commonwealth Games sport and is a standard fixture in most international games — it also has its own world championships. Boxing is overseen by a referee over a series of one-to-three-minute intervals called "rounds". A winner can be resolved before the completion of the rounds when a referee deems an opponent incapable of continuing, disqualifies an opponent, or the opponent resigns. When the fight reaches the end of its final round with both opponents still standing, the judges' scorecards determine the victor. In case both fighters gain equal scores from the judges, a professional bout is considered a draw. In Olympic boxing, because a winner must be declared, judges award the contest to one fighter on technical criteria.

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1. boxing

   Boxing is a combat sport or martial art in which two people participate in a contest of strength, speed, reflexes, endurance, and strategy, primarily using their gloved fists to punch each other. The sport takes place in a roped square ring, and a winner is decided either by a knockout, a count out, or at the end of a predetermined number of rounds by judges' scorecards. The sport is globally recognized and is part of the Olympic and Commonwealth Games.

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1. Boxing

   of Box

2. Boxingnoun

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

3. Boxingnoun

   material used in making boxes or casings

4. Boxingnoun

   any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing

5. Boxingnoun

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

6. Boxingnoun

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

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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 MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Boxing

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

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.)

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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

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say boxing in sign language?

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. Christopher Malunga:

   We're targeting the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing Organization, and the International Boxing Federation, she's going to go very far.

2. Frank Bruno:

   Boxing is just show business with blood.

3. Robert Boland:

   This may be the last hurrah of boxing, it's an interesting moment and maybe a moment that boxing will come together and figure out where it goes for the future.

4. Tom Barker:

   The boxing gloves are really itchy, and doing press ups in them is hard, but I love acting so much that it's worth it.

5. Gabriel Salvador:

   Moonves' love of boxing, our love of boxing -- that gave me the confidence to say to him 'Give me a chance,'.

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