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boxing off

boxing off is the present participle and gerund 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 boxing off

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

Words near boxing off in the dictionary

  1. boxing Harry
  2. boxing in
  3. boxing kangaroo
  4. boxing kangaroos
  5. Boxing Night
  6. boxing off
  7. boxing oneself into a corner
  8. boxing out
  9. boxing ring
  10. boxing rings
  11. boxing someone's ears

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