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.
Meaning & usage
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.
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.
Material used for making boxes or casing.
Casing.
Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.
Where this word comes from
From box + -ing.
present participle and gerund of box
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.
present participle and gerund of box
Where this word comes from
From box + -ing.
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