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boxes out

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

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

Words near boxes out in the dictionary

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

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