Enclose+in+a+box
1box — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chest, case, carton, container; coffin. See receptacle. v. fight, spar, come to blows. See contention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. carton, crate, case, receptacle; see case 7 . • in a box*, Syn. in… …
2box — I. n. 1. Case, receptacle, chest. 2. Driver s seat, coachman s seat. 3. Enclosed seat or seats (in a theatre). 4. Blow, stroke, cuff, buffet. II. v. a. 1. Enclose in a box, case, put in chests or cases …
3box something/someone in — HEM IN, fence in, close in, shut in; trap, confine, imprison, intern; surround, enclose, encircle, circle. → box …
4enclose — vb Enclose, envelop, fence, pen, coop, corral, cage, wall mean to surround so as to shut in or confine actually or apparently. Enclose implies a shutting in by barriers (as walls) or in an enveloping cover (as a case); the term may be used… …
5enclose — [v] put inside, surround blockade, block off, bound, box up, cage, circle, circumscribe, close in, confine, coop, corral, cover, encase, encircle, encompass, enfold, enshroud, environ, fence, fence off*, hedge, hem in*, imbue, immure, implant,… …
6box something in — box someone in those two vans have boxed in my car Syn: hem in, fence in, close in, shut in; trap, confine, imprison, intern; surround, enclose, encircle, circle …
7box — box1 boxlike, adj. /boks/, n. 1. a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover. 2. the quantity contained in a box: She bought a box of candy as a gift. 3. Chiefly… …
8box — I [[t]bɒks[/t]] n. 1) a container, case, or receptacle, usu. rectangular, and often with a lid or cover 2) the quantity contained in a box 3) brit. Chiefly Brit. a gift in a box 4) a compartment for the accommodation of a small number of people,… …
9box up — verb enclose or confine as if in a box • Syn: ↑box in • Hypernyms: ↑enclose, ↑hold in, ↑confine • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something …
10box in — verb enclose or confine as if in a box (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑box up • Hypernyms: ↑enclose, ↑hold in, ↑confine • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
