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bow tie /boʊ ta I / (bow ties ) also bow-tie N‑COUNT A bow tie is a tie in the form of a bow. Bow ties are worn by men, especially for formal occasions.

box ◆◆◇ /bɒ ks/ (boxes , boxing , boxed )

1 N‑COUNT A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids. □  He reached into the cardboard box beside him. □  They sat on wooden boxes. □  …the box of tissues on her desk. ● N‑COUNT A box of something is an amount of it contained in a box. □ [+ of ] She ate two boxes of liqueurs.

2 N‑COUNT A box is a square or rectangle that is printed or drawn on a piece of paper, a road, or on some other surface.

3 N‑SING In football, the box is the penalty area of the field. □  He scored from the penalty spot after being brought down in the box.

4 N‑COUNT A box is a small separate area in a theatre or at a sports ground or stadium, where a small number of people can sit to watch the performance or game.

5 N‑SING Television is sometimes referred to as the box . [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  Do you watch it live at all or do you watch it on the box?

6 N‑COUNT Box is used before a number as a postal address by organizations that receive a lot of mail. □  …Country Crafts, Box 111, Landisville.

7 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Box is a small evergreen tree with dark leaves which is often used to form hedges. □  …box hedges.

8 VERB To box means to fight someone according to the rules of boxing. □ [V ] At school I boxed and played rugby. □ [V n] The two fighters had previously boxed a 12-round match.

9 → see also boxed , boxing , black box , chocolate-box , lunch box , phone box , postbox , post office box , sentry box , signal box , telephone box

▸  box in

1 PHRASAL VERB If you are boxed in , you are unable to move from a particular place because you are surrounded by other people or cars. □ [be V -ed P ] Armstrong was boxed in with 300 metres to go. □ [V n P ] The black cabs cut in front of them, trying to box them in.

2 PHRASAL VERB If something boxes you in , it puts you in a situation where you have very little choice about what you can do. □ [V n P ] Part of winning a mandate is having clear goals and not boxing yourself in. □ [V P n] We are not trying to box anybody in, we are trying to find a satisfactory way forward. ●  boxed in ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] □  The Chancellor is boxed in by inflation targets and sterling.

box|car /bɒ kskɑː ^r / (boxcars ) N‑COUNT A boxcar is a railway carriage, often without windows, which is used to carry luggage, goods, or mail. [AM ] in BRIT, use van

boxed /bɒ kst/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A boxed set or collection of things is sold in a box. □  … a boxed set of six cups and saucers. □  This boxed collection captures 64 of the greatest modern love songs.

2 → see also box

box|er /bɒ ksə ^r / (boxers ) N‑COUNT A boxer is someone who takes part in the sport of boxing.

bo x|er shorts N‑PLURAL [oft a pair of N ] Boxer shorts are loose-fitting men's underpants that are shaped like the shorts worn by boxers.

box|ing /bɒ ks I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Boxing is a sport in which two people wearing large padded gloves fight according to special rules.

Bo x|ing Day N‑UNCOUNT Boxing Day is the 26th of December, the day after Christmas Day. [BRIT ]

bo x|ing glove (boxing gloves ) N‑COUNT Boxing gloves are big padded gloves worn for boxing.

bo x|ing ring (boxing rings ) N‑COUNT A boxing ring is a raised square platform with ropes around it in which boxers fight.

bo x lunch (box lunches ) N‑COUNT A box lunch is food, for example sandwiches, which you take to work, to school, or on a trip and eat as your lunch. [AM ] in BRIT, use packed lunch