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boxed out

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

Meaning of box out

Verb

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

  1. To position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound.
  2. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) To arrange a situation so as to exclude (someone).

Questions about boxed out

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

Words near boxed out in the dictionary

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

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