# boxing

Pronunciation: say "BOK-sing" US /ˈbɑːksɪŋ/, UK /ˈbɒksɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A sport in which two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to the head and torso, aiming to score more points by the round's end or to win by knockout or technical knockout.
   - Simple: A sport where two people hit each other with padded gloves to score points or win by knockout.
   - _She trains in boxing three nights a week at a local gym._
   - _The crowd roared as the boxing match went the full twelve rounds._
3. Material used for making boxes or protective casing.
   - Simple: Material used to make boxes or outer cases.
   - _Sturdy boxing protected the china during the long shipment overseas._
   - _The warehouse stocks several grades of boxing for export crates._
4. An enclosing cover built around an object or around part of a building's structure.
   - Simple: A case or cover built around something, or around part of a building.
   - _Carpenters fitted neat boxing around the exposed beams in the hallway._
   - _The eaves received fresh boxing during the renovation._
5. The automatic conversion of a value type into an object by wrapping it inside a heap-allocated reference type.
   - Simple: When a program wraps a simple value inside an object so it can be used where an object is needed.
   - _Frequent boxing of integers inside the loop hurt the program's performance._
   - _The compiler inserts boxing automatically when a value type is assigned to an object variable._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of box. — present participle and gerund of box
   - Simple: Present participle of box. Use this form to talk about fighting with fists that is happening right now.
   - _She is boxing her way up the regional rankings this season._
   - _Boxing for the national team demands constant discipline and training._

## Origin

**Meanings 1–2** — Formed from the verb "box" ("to punch") plus the suffix "-ing".
**Meanings 3–5** — Formed from "box" plus the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/boxing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).