"box out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: boxes out [present, singular, third-person], boxing out [participle, present], boxed out [participle, past], boxed out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} box out (third-person singular simple present boxes out, present participle boxing out, simple past and past participle boxed out)
  1. (basketball) To position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound. Categories (topical): Basketball
    Sense id: en-box_out-en-verb-46B3wEe- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 70 30 Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (transitive, figurative, by extension) To arrange a situation so as to exclude (someone). Tags: broadly, figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-box_out-en-verb-7aFXh3Uk

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for box out meaning in English (1.8kB)

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