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boxing clever

boxing clever is the present participle and gerund of box clever.

Meaning of box clever

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To act wisely.

Questions about boxing clever

What is boxing clever the present participle and gerund of?
Boxing clever is the present participle and gerund of box clever.

Words near boxing clever in the dictionary

  1. boxing
  2. boxing and coxing
  3. boxing and locking
  4. boxing bag
  5. boxing bags
  6. boxing clever
  7. boxing day
  8. boxing days
  9. boxing ears
  10. boxing glove
  11. boxing gloves

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