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boxes up

boxes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of box up.

Meaning of box up

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To pack into boxes.
    Synonyms:
    box
  2. (transitive) To confine.
    • to be boxed up in narrow quarters
  3. (transitive) To shuffle (dice) so that the gamblers can choose from among them.
    • The book gets behind the money, the mechanic picks up the crap stick and starts boxing up the dice.1948, Thomas Louis Stix, "Say it Ain't So, Joe.", page 243

Questions about boxes up

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

Words near boxes up in the dictionary

  1. boxes oneself into a corner
  2. boxes out
  3. boxes someone's ears
  4. boxes the compass
  5. boxes the Jesuit
  6. boxes up
  7. boxesful
  8. boxfish
  9. boxfishes
  10. Boxford
  11. boxful

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