Definition of Box

Babylon English Dictionary
case; crate; small seating area in a theater; punch, hit; television
fight with fists; put in crates, put in boxes
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Box Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
JM Latin-English Dictionary
N M
fish (bogue or boce) (Box vulgaris)
English-Latin Online Dictionary
arca archa
Box Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(n.)
A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
  
(n.)
A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
  
(n.)
A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.
  
(n.)
A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box.
  
(n.)
A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
  
(n.)
A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift.
  
(n.)
A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.
  
(n.)
A small country house.
  
(n.)
A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement.
  
(n.)
A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.
  
(n.)
An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
  
(n.)
The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
  
(n.)
The quantity that a box contain.
  
(n.)
The square in which the pitcher stands.
  
(v. i.)
To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar.
  
(v. t.)
To boxhaul.
  
(v. t.)
To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.
  
(v. t.)
To inclose in a box.
  
(v. t.)
To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form.
  
(v. t.)
To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head.
  
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 deposit box 
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 unix box 
 ice box 
 to box off 
 oil box 
The Phrase Finder
Meaning
A gift given at Christmas.
Origin
Churches used to collect money in boxes for distribution to the poor. This happened the day after Christmas Day and gave Boxing Day its name.
Meaning
To take turns.
Origin
Box and Cox were two lodgers who, without realising it, shared their lodgings.
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Everyday English and Slang in Ireland
female genitalia
Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
(chest) araid, ciste, cófra; (case) bosca m.
v., i., dornáil
English Phonetics

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JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Blwch = n. box
Blychaid = n. a box full
Blychyn = n. a small box
Bonclust = n. root of the ear; a box on the ear
Cwl = n. a flagging; a fault; a box for raising coals
Dyrnod = n. a box, a blow
Dyrnu = v. to box, to thresh
Goflwch = n. a small box
Gulwrch = n. a box
Halen = n. salt, Crwth halen, a salt box, salt cellar
Lwmp = n. a lump = a. box, or buffer
Australian Slang
1. (offensive) the vagina or vulva; 2. place a bet so that one receives a return whether the horse or dog wins or runs a place; 3. the box - television
out of control
get out of here
1. the last carriage on a train; 2. cramped quarters; a kennel-like room
not troubled by intelligence
television set
someone who can not sit still
(criminal) give evidence in favour of a person being charged
not remarkable; mediocre
(motor) derogatory name for a car with automatic transmission
jellyfish
toilet
really ugly
the whole lot
London Slang
this has many meanings such as television ("what's on the box ?") and vagina. Also out of your box and off your box are used for drunk or stoned.
English Slang Dictionary v1.2
Video Music Box, a NYC hip-hop video music show.
Low Life Glossary
noun. A safe.
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
(hypernym) container
(hyponym) ballot box
(part-meronym) base
(derivation) package
2. private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty"
(synonym) loge
(hypernym) compartment
(hyponym) skybox
(part-holonym) balcony
(part-meronym) box seat
3. the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates"
(synonym) boxful
(hypernym) containerful
4. a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"
(synonym) corner
(hypernym) predicament, quandary, plight
5. a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes"
(hypernym) rectangle
6. evergreen shrubs or small trees
(synonym) boxwood
(hypernym) shrub, bush
(hyponym) common box, European box, Buxus sempervirens
(member-holonym) Buxus, genus Buxus
(substance-meronym) boxwood, Turkish boxwood
7. any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"
(hypernym) area
(hyponym) batter's box
(part-holonym) ball field, baseball field, diamond
8. the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"
(synonym) box seat
(hypernym) seat
(part-holonym) coach, four-in-hand, coach-and-four
9. separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
(hypernym) compartment
(hyponym) jury box
10. a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"
(hypernym) blow

Verb
1. put into a box; "box the gift, please"
(synonym) package
(antonym) unbox
(hypernym) encase, incase, case
2. hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!"
(hypernym) hit
3. engage in a boxing match
(hypernym) fight, struggle
(hyponym) spar
(classification) sport, athletics
Box Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
BTS Transportation Expressions
1) Semitrailer; 2) The transmission part of the tractor. (ATA1)
By the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
2K Group Shipping, Trade, Insurance Dictionary
Common term for an ocean going freight container.
Shipping Glossary
Common term for an ocean going freight container.
Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary
Used in the context of general equities. Quotation machine or battery march.
Copyright © 2000, Campbell R. Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
Glossary of petroleum Industry
(See tool joint.)
Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description
B O C GROUP PLC
Exchange: NYSE
Holding company with subsidiaries which produce industrial gases, principally atmospheric gases including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, neon, krypton, and xenon; Market carbon dioxide, helium, liquid petroleum gas, and hydrogen purchased from other producers; Supply glass coating equipment and coating process technology; Manufacture vacuum
Box Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
UK Post Codes and Counties
County:  Wiltshire
Post Code: SN13
Box Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Dream Dictionary
Opening a goods box in your dream, signifies untold wealth and that delightful journeys to distant places may be made with happy results. If the box is empty disappointment in works of all kinds will follow.

To see full money boxes, augurs cessation from business cares and a pleasant retirement.
  
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg Project
Dream Symbols
Womb, restricted
Box Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
WEATHER&METEOROLOGY
[Slang], a severe thunderstorm or tornado watch. See blue box, red box.
A COMPREHENSIVE GLOSSARY OF WEATHER
[Slang], a severe thunderstorm or tornado watch . See blue box , red box .
Dictionary of Automotive Terms
1. Transmission. 2. See E-box
Box Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
Computer Abbreviations v1.5
Notes Mailbox
Lemmings Revolution Archive
ThrottleBox Multimedia Viewer
Aladdin Knowledge Systems Vbox Helper Application File (software distribution)
JDK Doc(JAVA)
- class javax.swing..Box 
public class Box extends Container implements Accessible 
Tree:java.lang.Object - java.awt.Component - java.awt.Container - javax.swing.Box
A lightweight container that uses a BoxLayout object as its layout manager. Box provides several class methods that are useful for containers using BoxLayout -- even non-Box containers.
- Constructor for class javax.swing.Box 
public Box (int axis)
Creates a Box that displays its components along the the specified axis.Parameters: axis - can be either BoxLayout.X_AXIS (to display components from left to right) or BoxLayout.Y_AXIS (to display them from top to bottom)See Also:  createHorizontalBox() , createVerticalBox()
Jargon File
n. 1. A computer; esp. in the construction `foo box' where foo is some functional qualifier, like `graphics', or the name of an OS (thus, `Unix box', `MS-DOS box', etc.) "We preprocess the data on Unix boxes before handing it up to the mainframe." 2. [IBM] Without qualification but within an SNA-using site, this refers specifically to an IBM front-end processor or FEP /F-E-P/. An FEP is a small computer necessary to enable an IBM mainframe to communicate beyond the limits of the dinosaur pen. Typically used in expressions like the cry that goes up when an SNA network goes down: "Looks like the box has fallen over." (See fall over.) See also IBM, fear and loathing, Blue Glue.
WebGuest Web Glossary
Computer.
Desktop Publishing Glossary
A section of text marked off by rules or white space and presented separately from the main text and illustrations. Longer boxed sections in magazines are sometimes referred to as sidebars.
Henry Budgett
Box Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Box (plural boxes) describes a variety of containers and receptacles for permanent use as storage, or for temporary use often for transporting contents. The word derives from the Greek πύξος (puxos), "box, boxwood".

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A box is a container or package, often rectangular or cuboid.

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Box Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
maritime&shipping&trade
Colloquial term referring to a trailer, semi-trailer, or container
Bowling Termes 1.0
A single frame.
Box Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
cigar terms
The container used to package cigars. There are several traditional styles
Box Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
TUPAC SHAKUR Rap Dictionary V.2.0
(n) Video Music Box, a NYC hip-hop video music show.
Rap-music terminology and bios of artists
(n) Video Music Box, a NYC hip-hop video music show.
american horse racing dictionary
A wagering term denoting a combination bet whereby all possible numeric combinations are covered.
gambling
1. Craps; The non-betting portion of the layout in front of the bankroll. 2. The Drop Box into which all paper currency, fill and credit slips, etc. are placed. 3. The position where the poker dealer works from (where the chip tray is). 4. To keep bets place in front of players during a round of betting to keep track of all the betting for the round.
English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
natuhn
Box Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
for holding oil or perfumery (Mark 14:3). It was of the form of a flask or bottle. The Hebrew word (pak) used for it is more appropriately rendered "vial" in 1 Sam. 10:1, and should also be so rendered in 2 Kings 9:1, where alone else it occurs. Box-tree (Heb. teashshur), mentioned in Isa. 60:13; 41:19, was, according to some, a species of cedar growing in Lebanon. The words of Ezek. 27:6 literally translated are, "Thy benches they have made of ivory, the daughter of the ashur tree," i.e., inlaid with ashur wood. The ashur is the box-tree, and accordingly the Revised Version rightly reads "inlaid in box wood." This is the Buxus sempervirens of botanists. It is remarkable for the beauty of its evergreen foliage and for the utility of its hard and durable wood.