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boxing

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: boxing

1
 n
fighting with the fists
2
 n
the enclosure of something in a package or box
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: boxing
1

n fighting with the fists

Synonyms:
fisticuffs, pugilism
Types:
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professional boxing
boxing for money
in-fighting
boxing at close quarters
fight
a boxing or wrestling match
rope-a-dope
a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches
spar, sparring
making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
Type of:
contact sport
a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players
2

n the enclosure of something in a package or box

Synonyms:
packing
Types:
bundling
the act of binding something into a bundle
Type of:
enclosing, enclosure, envelopment, inclosure
the act of enclosing something inside something else
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