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boxes off

boxes off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 boxes off

What is boxes off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Boxes off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of box off.

Words near boxes off in the dictionary

  1. boxes clever
  2. boxes ears
  3. boxes Harry
  4. boxes in
  5. boxes of ivories
  6. boxes off
  7. boxes oneself into a corner
  8. boxes out
  9. boxes someone's ears
  10. boxes the compass
  11. boxes the Jesuit

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