box

From Wiktionary

box is part of the Basic English 850.

[change] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /bɒks/, SAMPA: /bQks/
• (US) enPR: bäks, IPA: /bɑːks/, SAMPA: /bA:ks/
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[change] Noun

Singular box

Plural boxes

1. A square or rectangular container.

[change] Verb

Plain form box

Third-person singular boxes

Past tense boxed

Past participle boxed

Present participle boxing

1. To punch somebody.
2. To get in a fight with somebody.
3. To put in a box.

   He boxed his old belongings up.