boxing

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun fighting with the fists
  2. noun the enclosure of something in a package or box
  3. verb put into a box

Etymology

From box (“to punch”) + -ing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

pugilism, fisticuffs

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