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English noun: box | |||
| 1. | box (artifact) a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid | ||
| Samples | He rummaged through a box of spare parts. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | container | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alms box, ballot box, bandbox, carton, casket, casket, cereal box, chest, cigar box, coffin, crate, deedbox, flat, hod, jewel casket, letter box, mailbox, matchbox, mite box, paintbox, pencil box, pencil case, play-box, playbox, poor box, pyxis, shadow box, shoebox, snuffbox, strongbox, tinderbox, tuck box, window box | ||
| Part holonym | base, lid | ||
| 2. | box (artifact) private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance | ||
| Samples | The royal box was empty. | ||
| Synonyms | loge | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compartment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | skybox | ||
| Part holonym | box seat | ||
| Part meronym | balcony | ||
| 3. | box (quantity) the quantity contained in a box | ||
| Samples | He gave her a box of chocolates. | ||
| Synonyms | boxful | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | containerful | ||
| 4. | box (state) a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible | ||
| Samples | His lying got him into a tight corner. | ||
| Synonyms | corner | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plight, predicament, quandary | ||
| 5. | box (shape) a rectangular drawing | ||
| Samples | The flowchart contained many boxes. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rectangle | ||
| 6. | box (plant) evergreen shrubs or small trees | ||
| Synonyms | boxwood | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Buxus sempervirens, common box, European box | ||
| Member meronym | Buxus, genus Buxus | ||
| Substance holonym | boxwood, Turkish boxwood | ||
| 7. | box (artifact) any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned | ||
| Samples | The umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | batter's box | ||
| Part meronym | ball field, baseball field, diamond | ||
| 8. | box (artifact) the driver's seat on a coach | ||
| Samples | An armed guard sat in the box with the driver. | ||
| Synonyms | box seat | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | seat | ||
| Part meronym | coach, coach-and-four, four-in-hand | ||
| 9. | box (artifact) separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people | ||
| Samples | The sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compartment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | jury box, press box, witness box, witness stand | ||
| 10. | box (act) a blow with the hand (usually on the ear) | ||
| Samples | I gave him a good box on the ear. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow | ||
English verb: box | |||
| 1. | box (contact) put into a box | ||
| Samples | Box the gift, please. | ||
| Examples | They box the goods | ||
| Synonyms | package | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | case, encase, incase | ||
| Antonyms | unbox | ||
| 2. | box (contact) hit with the fist | ||
| Samples | I'll box your ears!. | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to box his opponent | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| 3. | box (contact) engage in a boxing match | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue box, Sam cannot box Sue | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contend, fight, struggle | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | prizefight, shadowbox, spar | ||
| Domain category | athletics, sport | ||
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