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boxed

SayBOKSTUS/bɑkst/UK/bɒkst/

4 meanings of boxed

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Put into a box or boxes, ready to store or move.

    Like toys all packed up inside their boxes, ready to carry.

    The boxed books sat in the hallway waiting for the movers.

    We bought a boxed set of games for her birthday.

    Similarpackaged, packed, crated

    Oppositeunpacked, loose

  2. 2
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of box. Use it for boxing that already happened.

    She boxed the old clothes and carried them to the attic.

    He boxed for his college team last year.

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Of a deck of cards, mixed so that some cards face up and others face down in the same pack.

    Like a stack of papers where some pages got flipped the wrong way.

    The cards were boxed, so some faced up and some faced down.

    He fixed the boxed deck before dealing the next hand.

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  4. 4
    adjective
    Of farm animals, mixed together after separate herds or flocks join into one group.

    Like two groups of kids from different classes all mixed up in one room.

    The two flocks got boxed when a gate was left open overnight.

    Once the herds were boxed, it took days to sort them again.

    Similarmixed

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boxed is a form of box

box, verb: To fight someone with your fists as a sport, wearing padded gloves. Full entry

Forms
boxboxes he/she/itboxing -ing formboxed past tense, past participle
Spelling
box → boxed: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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