Boxing

Pronunciation

• UK: IPA: /ˈbÉ’ksɪŋ/
• UK: enPR: bäksʹĭng, IPA: /ˈbɑːksɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -É’ksɪŋ

From box ("punch")

Verb

1. Present participle of box

Noun

1. (sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists, the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.

Synonyms

• (sports) fisticuffs, pugilism, sparring

Derived terms

Related terms

• box
• boxer

From box ("container")

Full definition of boxing

Noun

1. Material used for making boxes or casing.
2. (construction) Casing.
3. (programming) Automatical conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.

Antonyms

• (programming) unboxing

Verb

1. Present participle of box