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boxed off

boxed off is the simple past and past participle of box off.

Meaning of box off

Verb

box off (third-person singular simple present boxes off, present participle boxing off, simple past and past participle boxed off)

  1. To turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.
  2. To enclose an area and separate it from a larger area by surrounding it in walls.

Questions about boxed off

What is boxed off the simple past and past participle of?
Boxed off is the simple past and past participle of box off.

Words near boxed off in the dictionary

  1. boxed and locked
  2. boxed clever
  3. boxed ears
  4. boxed Harry
  5. boxed in
  6. boxed off
  7. boxed oneself into a corner
  8. boxed out
  9. boxed set
  10. boxed sets
  11. boxed someone's ears

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