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BOXED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Enclosed in or set off by a border or box

Example:

boxed announcements in the newspaper

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

bordered (having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Enclosed in or as if in a box

Example:

felt boxed in by the traffic

Synonyms:

boxed; boxed-in; boxed in

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

enclosed (closed in or surrounded or included within)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb box

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