boxing
boxing is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 36 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Material used in making boxes or casings.
- 2.Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.
- 3.(Arch.) The external case of thin material used to bring any member to a required form.
- 4.The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist; sparring. Blackstone. Boxing glove, a large padded mitten or glove used in sparring for exercise or amusement.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- action
- amphitheater
- arena
- battle
- bear
- camp
- campus
- canvas
- circus
- cockpit
- course
- field
- garden
- ground
- gymnasium
- hippodrome
- hustings
- meeting
- palestra
- place
- platform
- playground
- playhouse
- race
- ring
- scene
- seat
- slaughter
- stare
- the
- theater
- tilting
- trusting
- turf
- walk
- war
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is boxing.
- What is material used in making boxes or casings called?
- What is any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing called?
- What is the external case of thin material used to bring any member to a required form called?
- What is the act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist; sparring. Blackstone. Boxing glove, a large padded mitten or glove used in sparring for exercise or amusement called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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