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boxing out

boxing out is the present participle and gerund 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 boxing out

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

Words near boxing out in the dictionary

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

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