# boxed

Pronunciation: say "BOKST" US /bɑkst/, UK /bɒkst/

## Adjective

1. Packed inside a box or set of boxes.
   - Simple: Put into a box or boxes, ready to store or move.
   - _The warehouse stored hundreds of boxed appliances ready for shipping._
   - _She prefers boxed wine for casual weeknight dinners._
3. Of a pack of playing cards: having become reversed so that some cards lie face up and others face down within the same pack.
   - Simple: Of a deck of cards, mixed so that some cards face up and others face down in the same pack.
   - _A boxed pack can cause confusion, since players glimpse cards that should stay hidden._
   - _She realized the deck was boxed when several cards flashed their faces during the shuffle._
4. Of domesticated animals: having become mixed together, where previously separate flocks or herds combine either by accident or on purpose.
   - Simple: Of farm animals, mixed together after separate herds or flocks join into one group.
   - _The drover swore when he saw the cattle boxed with another station's herd._
   - _Heavy rain washed out the fences and left the sheep hopelessly boxed._

## Verb

2. Past tense and past participle of box. — simple past and past participle of box
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of box. Use it for boxing that already happened.
   - _The volunteers boxed donations throughout the afternoon._
   - _He had boxed professionally before becoming a coach._

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