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Added 5 October 2026

boxing

/ˈbɒksɪŋ/ verb

In Latin: pugilātiō Wiktionary

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present participle and gerund of box

noun

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.

noun

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.

verb

present participle and gerund of box

Origin

From box (“to punch”) + -ing.

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