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boxing.

A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɒksɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɑːksɪŋ/General-American
  1. A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Middle English box English box Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English boxing From box (“to punch”) + -ing.

noun/ˈbɒksɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɑːksɪŋ/General-American
  1. Material used for making boxes or casing.

  2. Casing.

  3. Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.

Where this word comes from

From box + -ing.

verb/ˈbɒksɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɑːksɪŋ/General-American
  1. present participle and gerund of box

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Middle English box English box Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English boxing From box (“to punch”) + -ing.

verb/ˈbɒksɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɑːksɪŋ/General-American
  1. present participle and gerund of box

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From box + -ing.

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