Definition of Box in

1. Verb. Enclose or confine as if in a box.

Exact synonyms: Box Up
Generic synonyms: Confine, Enclose, Hold In

Definition of Box in

1. Verb. To enclose by drawing a box around ¹

2. Verb. To immobilize something, usually a vehicle, by placing obstacles, usually other vehicles, obstructing the free movement, or to limit someone's freedom of thought, movement, expression, etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Box In

box Kodak
box and whiskers plot
box beam
box calf
box camera
box cameras
box clever
box coat
box cutter
box cutters
box elder
box end wrench
box family
box girder
box huckleberry
box in (current term)
box iron
box irons
box jelly
box jellyfish
box kick
box kite
box model
box office
box offices
box oneself into a corner
box out
box pleat
box plot
box plots

Literary usage of Box in

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Colonial Furniture in America by Luke Vincent Lockwood (1921)
"A rather long box, in the same collection, is shown in Figure 231. It is 23^4 inches in length, ... Figure 233 shows another box in the same collection. ..."

2. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1920)
"HiS AT INLET HiS REMOVED HiS REMOVED IN EACH Box 1 4 554.5 527.1 95.06 2 5 27.4 20.6 3.72 3 1 6.8 6.8 1.22 4 2 0.0 0.0 0.00 It is seen that the first box in ..."

3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia by John Bouvier, Francis Rawle (1914)
"Selling boxes of candy, each box being represented to contain a prize, the purchaser selecting his box in ignorance of its ..."

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