box out

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box out

verb boxes out · boxing out · boxed out

To position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound.
broadly, figuratively, transitive To arrange a situation so as to exclude (someone).

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@misc{box_out_2026,
  title = {box out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/box%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}