adjective
- enclosed in or packaged in a box
- trapped or confined with no way to escape
Usage: figurative
verb
- past tense and past participle of box: to put something into a box
- past tense and past participle of box: to fight with the fists
Examples
- The cereal comes boxed in colorful packaging.
- She felt boxed in by all the rules and regulations.
- He boxed up his belongings before moving.
- The items were carefully boxed for shipping.
- The detective had the suspect boxed in with evidence.
- They boxed for three rounds in the championship.
- All the books were boxed and ready for storage.