Boxing

Boxing
Boxing Box"ing, n. The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist; sparring; pugilism. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]

{Boxing glove}, a large padded mitten or glove used in sparring for exercise or amusement. [1913 Webster]


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  • Boxing — Box ing, n. 1. The act of inclosing (anything) in a box, as for storage or transportation. [1913 Webster] 2. Material used in making boxes or casings. [1913 Webster] 3. Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing. [1913 Webster] 4. (Arch.) The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Boxing — Boxing. См. Обварка по периметру. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • boxing — [n] punching competition battle, glove game*, mill*, prelim*, prizefighting, pugilism, slugfest*, sparring, the ring*; concepts 92,363 …   New thesaurus

  • boxing — boxing1 [bäk′siŋ] n. the skill or sport of fighting with the fists boxing2 [bäk′siŋ] n. 1. the act or process of packing a box or boxes 2. a boxlike covering or casing 3. material used for boxes …   English World dictionary

  • boxing — boxing1 /bok sing/, n. 1. the material used to make boxes or casings. 2. a boxlike enclosure; casing. 3. an act or instance of putting into or furnishing with a box. [1510 20; BOX1 + ING1] boxing2 /bok sing/, n. the act, technique, or profession… …   Universalium

  • Boxing — For other meanings of these words, see Boxing (disambiguation), Boxer (disambiguation), Box (disambiguation), or Prizefighter (disambiguation). Boxing Ricardo Dominguez (left) is throwing an uppercut on Rafael Ortiz (right). Also known as… …   Wikipedia

  • boxing — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavyweight, lightweight, middleweight, welterweight, etc. ▪ amateur, professional, unlicensed ▪ Unli …   Collocations dictionary

  • Boxing — Kreis Boxing (chinesisch 博兴县 Bóxīng Xiàn) ist ein Kreis in der chinesischen Provinz Shandong. Er gehört zum Verwaltungsgebiet der bezirksfreien Stadt Binzhou. Boxing hat eine Fläche von 901 km² und zählt 470.000 Einwohner. Sein Hauptort …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • boxing —    World boxing has several ‘governing bodies’ (even after the 1998 merger of the World Boxing Association and the World Boxing Council), but British boxers who hold world titles at the time of writing include Lennox Lewis (heavyweight), Robin… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

  • Boxing — Xian de Boxing Bóxīng Xiàn · 博兴县 Pays Chine Statut administratif Xian Province Shandong Préfecture Binzhou Code postal 256500[1] …   Wikipédia en Français

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