boxing
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boxing¹
- /ˈbɒksɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈbɑːksɪŋ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒksɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of box
noun
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A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
So Ukraine is on the ropes. Using that boxing metaphor, one immediately thinks of the new world heavyweight champion, the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, who was seemingly down and out under the ferocious assault of the giant Tyson Fury, but then came back to win on points at the end of a brutal 12 rounds
Similar: fisticuffs, pugilism, sparring
boxing²
- /ˈbɒksɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈbɑːksɪŋ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒksɪŋ
noun boxings
- Material used for making boxes or casing.
- Casing; temporary boxwork or boards in place acting as a mould to hold wet concrete until it sets.
- Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.
Opposite: unboxing
verb
- present participle and gerund of box
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pugilism, fisticuffs, packing, boxer, fist, fighter, fight, athletics, athletic, fighting, gauntlet, glove, ring, kid, garden, unit
noun
Opposite: unboxing
Translations
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noun the sport of boxing
| Español | boxeo, box, pugilismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 권투 gwontu, 복싱 boksing |
| 日本語 | ボクシング bokushingu, 拳闘 kentō |
| 中文 | 拳擊 /拳击 quánjī, quánjí |
| हिन्दी | बॉक्सिंग bŏksiṅg |
| Kiswahili | ndondi |
| Português | boxe |
| Français | boxe, pugilat |
| Deutsch | Boxen |
| Italiano | boxe, pugilato |
| Ελληνικά | πυγμαχία pygmachía, μποξ box |
| Română | box |
| Русский | бокс boks |
| Tiếng Việt | quyền Anh, quyền thuật |
| العربية | مُلَاكَمَة mulākama |
| עברית | אִגְרוּף igrof |
Talk about this word "boxing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boxing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. boxing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boxing "boxing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boxing.Cite this
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title = {boxing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boxing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
