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boxing up

boxing up is the present participle and gerund 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 boxing up

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

Words near boxing up in the dictionary

  1. boxing rings
  2. boxing someone's ears
  3. boxing the compass
  4. boxing the Jesuit
  5. boxing time
  6. boxing up
  7. boxing week
  8. boxing weeks
  9. boxings
  10. boxkeeper
  11. boxkeepers

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