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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Box
     for holding oil or perfumery (Mark 14:3). It was of the form of
     a flask or bottle. The Hebrew word (pak) used for it is more
     appropriately rendered "vial" in 1 Sam. 10:1, and should also be
     so rendered in 2 Kings 9:1, where alone else it occurs.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  box
       
           1. A computer; especially in the construction "foo
          box" where foo is some functional qualifier, like "graphics",
          operating+system+(thus,+"{Unix" rel="nofollow">or the name of an operating system (thus, "{Unix box",
          "{MS-DOS box", etc.)  "We preprocess the data on Unix boxes
          before handing it up to the mainframe."  The plural
          "{boxen" is sometimes seen.
       
          2. Without qualification in an IBM SNA site, "box" refers
          specifically to an IBM front-end processor.
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
          (1994-11-29)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Boce \Boce\ (b[=o]s), n. [L. box, bocis, Gr. bo`ax, bw^x.]
     (Zo["o]l.)
     A European fish ({Box vulgaris), having a compressed body
     and bright colors; -- called also box, and bogue.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Box \Box\, n.; pl. Boxes [As. box a small case or vessel with
     a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b["u]chse; fr. L. buxus
     boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See Pyx, and cf. Box a
     tree, Bushel.]
     1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various
        shapes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The quantity that a box contain.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or
        other place of public amusement.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.
                                                    --Dorset.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a
        poor box; a contribution box.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,
              Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J.
                                                    Warton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. A small country house. ``A shooting box.'' --Wilson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Tight boxes neatly sashed.            --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Mach)
        (a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
        (b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works;
            the bucket of a lifting pump.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or
        gift. ``A Christmas box.'' --Dickens.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     11. (Zo["o]l.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box
           lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying
           substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox
           or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Box beam (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have
        the form of a long box.
  
     Box car (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and
        inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.
  
     Box chronometer, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals,
        to preserve its proper position.
  
     Box coat, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a
        heavy cape to carry off the rain.
  
     Box coupling, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or
        other parts in machinery.
  
     Box crab (Zo["o]l.), a crab of the genus Calappa, which,
        when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.
  
     Box drain (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides,
        and with flat top and bottom.
  
     Box girder (Arch.), a box beam.
  
     Box groove (Metal Working), a closed groove between two
        rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between
        collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.
  
     Box metal, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead,
        and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.
  
     Box plait, a plait that doubles both to the right and the
        left.
  
     Box turtle or
  
     Box tortoise (Zo["o]l.), a land tortoise or turtle of the
        genera Cistudo and Emys; -- so named because it can
        withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by
        hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an
        exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.
  
     In a box, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in
        difficulty. (Colloq.)
  
     In the wrong box, out of one's place; out of one's element;
        awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Box \Box\ (b[o^]ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. ?. See Box
     a case.] (Bot.)
     A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world.
     The common box ({Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one
     of which, the dwarf box ({Buxus suffruticosa), is much used
     for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being
     very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by
     turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Box+elder,+the+ash-leaved+maple+({Negundo+aceroides" rel="nofollow">Box elder, the ash-leaved maple ({Negundo aceroides), of
        North America.
  
     Box+holly,+the+butcher's+broom+({Russus+aculeatus" rel="nofollow">Box holly, the butcher's broom ({Russus aculeatus).
  
     Box+thorn,+a+shrub+({Lycium+barbarum" rel="nofollow">Box thorn, a shrub ({Lycium barbarum).
  
     Box tree, the tree variety of the common box.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Box \Box\, n. [Cf.Dan. baske to slap, bask slap, blow. Cf.
     Pash.]
     A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A good-humored box on the ear.           --W. Irving.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Box \Box\, v. i.
     To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand
     or fist; to spar.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Box \Box\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boxed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Boxing.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To inclose in a box.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Arch.) To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to
        bring to a required form.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To box a tree, to make an incision or hole in a tree for
        the purpose of procuring the sap.
  
     To box off, to divide into tight compartments.
  
     To box up.
        (a) To put into a box in order to save; as, he had boxed
            up twelve score pounds.
        (b) To confine; as, to be boxed up in narrow quarters.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Box \Box\, v. t.
     To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the
     ear, or on the side of the head.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Box \Box\, v. t. [Cf.Sp. boxar, now spelt bojar.]
     To boxhaul.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     To box off (Naut.), to turn the head of a vessel either way
        by bracing the headyards aback.
  
     To box the compass (Naut.), to name the thirty-two points
        of the compass in their order.
        [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  box n. 1. A computer; esp. in the construction `foo box' where foo is
     some functional qualifier, like `graphics', or the name of an OS (thus,
     `Unix box', `MS-DOS box', etc.) "We preprocess the data on Unix boxes
     before handing it up to the mainframe." 2. [IBM] Without qualification
     but within an SNA-using site, this refers specifically to an IBM
     front-end processor or FEP /F-E-P/. An FEP is a small computer necessary
     to enable an IBM mainframe to communicate beyond the limits of the
     dinosaur pen. Typically used in expressions like the cry that goes up
     when an SNA network goes down: "Looks like the box has fallen over."
     (See fall over.) See also IBM, fear and loathing, Blue Glue.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Musical \Mu"sic*al\, a. [Cf. F. musical.]
     Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or
     the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious;
     harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical
     instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons.
  
     Musical, or Music, box, a box or case containing
        apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes
        automatically.
  
     Musical fish (Zo["o]l.), any fish which utters sounds under
        water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.
  
     Musical glasses, glass goblets or bowls so tuned and
        arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical
        notes. CF. Harmonica, 1.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Box \Box\ (b[o^]ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. ?. See Box
     a case.] (Bot.)
     A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world.
     The common box ({Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one
     of which, the dwarf box ({B. suffruticosa), is much used for
     borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being
     very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by
     turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.
  
     Box+elder,+the+ash-leaved+maple+({Negundo+aceroides" rel="nofollow">Box elder, the ash-leaved maple ({Negundo aceroides), of
        North America.
  
     Box+holly,+the+butcher's+broom+({Russus+aculeatus" rel="nofollow">Box holly, the butcher's broom ({Russus aculeatus).
  
     Box+thorn,+a+shrub+({Lycium+barbarum" rel="nofollow">Box thorn, a shrub ({Lycium barbarum).
  
     Box tree, the tree variety of the common box.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Box \Box\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boxed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Boxing.]
     1. To inclose in a box.
  
     2. To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.
  
     3. (Arch.) To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to
        bring to a required form.
  
     To box a tree, to make an incision or hole in a tree for
        the purpose of procuring the sap.
  
     To box off, to divide into tight compartments.
  
     To box up.
        (a) To put into a box in order to save; as, he had boxed
            up twelve score pounds.
        (b) To confine; as, to be boxed up in narrow quarters.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Box \Box\, n.; pl. Boxes [As. box a small case or vessel with
     a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b["u]chse; fr. L. buxus
     boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See Pyx, and cf. Box a
     tree, Bushel.]
     1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various
        shapes.
  
     2. The quantity that a box contain.
  
     3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or
        other place of public amusement.
  
              Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.
                                                    --Dorset.
  
              The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a
        poor box; a contribution box.
  
              Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,
              Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J.
                                                    Warton.
  
     5. A small country house. ``A shooting box.'' --Wilson.
  
              Tight boxes neatly sashed.            --Cowper.
  
     6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
  
     7. (Mach)
        (a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
        (b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works;
            the bucket of a lifting pump.
  
     8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
  
     9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or
        gift. ``A Christmas box.'' --Dickens.
  
     10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.
  
     11. (Zo["o]l.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
  
     Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box
           lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying
           substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox
           or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.
  
     Box beam (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have
        the form of a long box.
  
     Box car (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and
        inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.
  
     Box chronometer, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals,
        to preserve its proper position.
  
     Box coat, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a
        heavy cape to carry off the rain.
  
     Box coupling, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or
        other parts in machinery.
  
     Box crab (Zo["o]l.), a crab of the genus Calappa, which,
        when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.
  
     Box drain (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides,
        and with flat top and bottom.
  
     Box girder (Arch.), a box beam.
  
     Box groove (Metal Working), a closed groove between two
        rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between
        collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.
  
     Box metal, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead,
        and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.
  
     Box plait, a plait that doubles both to the right and the
        left.
  
     Box turtle or
  
     Box tortoise (Zo["o]l.), a land tortoise or turtle of the
        genera Cistudo and Emys; -- so named because it can
        withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by
        hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an
        exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.
  
     In a box, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in
        difficulty. (Colloq.)
  
     In the wrong box, out of one's place; out of one's element;
        awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Box \Box\, n. [Cf.Dan. baske to slap, bask slap, blow. Cf.
     Pash.]
     A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
  
           A good-humored box on the ear.           --W. Irving.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Box \Box\, v. i.
     To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand
     or fist; to spar.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Box \Box\, v. t.
     To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the
     ear, or on the side of the head.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Box \Box\, v. t. [Cf.Sp. boxar, now spelt bojar.]
     To boxhaul.
  
     To box off (Naut.), to turn the head of a vessel either way
        by bracing the headyards aback.
  
     To box the compass (Naut.), to name the thirty-two points
        of the compass in their order.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Boce \Boce\ (b[=o]s), n. [L. box, bocis, Gr. bo`ax, bw^x.]
     (Zo["o]l.)
     A European fish ({Box vulgaris), having a compressed body
     and bright colors; -- called also box, and bogue.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  box
       n 1: a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he
            rummaged through a box of spare parts"
       2: private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group
          can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty" [syn:
           loge]
       3: the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of
          chocolates" [syn: boxful]
       4: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is
          impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" [syn:
          corner]
       5: a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes"
       6: evergreen shrubs or small trees [syn: boxwood]
       7: any one of several designated areas on a ball field where
          the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the
          umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"
       8: the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box
          with the driver" [syn: box seat]
       9: separate partitioned area in a public place for a few
          people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
       10: a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a
           good box on the ear"
       v 1: put into a box; "box the gift, please" [syn: package]
            [ant: unbox]
       2: hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!"
       3: engage in a boxing match

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  box
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 μέρος ενός γκαράζ για τη στάθμευση ενός αυτοκίνητο
     2 μέρος ενός στάβλος όπου βρίσκεται ένα μόνο άλογο
     3 τμήμα ενός μεγάλου κοινόχρηστος χώρου που περιβάλλεται από κινητά
  χωρίσματα
     Ιταλικά n.
     (ετ αθλητ it) η πυγμαχία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  box
     Dutch n.
     1 (l en speaker), (l en loudspeaker)
     2 (l en playpen)
     3 compartment for livestock
     French n.
     1 stall (''for a horse''), loose box
     2 compartment, cubicle
     3 garage, lock-up (''for a car'')
     Icelandic n.
     1 (l en box) (gloss: container)
     2 (lb is sports) boxing
     Latin n.
     A kind of marine fish
     n.
     1 (non-gloss definition: Senses relating to a three-dimensional
  object or space.)
     2 # (senseid en container) A cuboid#Adjective space; a cuboid
  container, often with a hinged#Adjective lid.
     3 # A cuboid container and its content#Noun; as much as fill#Verb
  such a container.
     4 # A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for
  storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
     5 # A compartment or receptacle for receive items.
     6 ## A numbered#Adjective receptacle at a newspaper office for
  anonymous reply#Noun to advertisements; ''see also '''''box number'''.
     7 ##* {quote-journal|en|title=The Broadcaster: A Department that
  will Find what You Want: A Central Clearing House for All Your Business
  Wants| editor=C. A. Musselman| journal=Automobile Trade
  Journal|location=Philadelphia, Pa.| publisher=(w: Chilton
  Company),(nb...: Chestnut and 56th Sts., Phila., U.S.A.)| date=1
  December 1924| volume=XXIX| issue=6| page=618|
  pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=gz5LAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA618|
  column=2| oclc=58938924| passage=Add five words for address if replies
  are to come to a '''box''' number address at any of our offices. These
  replies are forwarded each day as received, in new envelopes at no extra
  charge. (...) When replying to blind ads be careful to put on your
  envelope the correct '''box''' number and do not enclose original
  letters of recommendation—send copies.}
     8 # (senseid en compartment) A compartment to sit#Verb inside in an
  auditorium, courtroom, theatre(,) or other building#Noun.
     9 # The driver's seat#Noun on a horse-drawn coach#Noun.
     10 # (senseid en shelter) A small rectangular shelter#Noun.
     11 # (short for en horsebox  container for transport#Verb
  transporting horse#Noun horses)
     12 # (lb en automotive) (short for en gearbox)
     13 # (lb en rail) (short for en signal box)
     14 # (lb en figuratively) A predicament or trap#Noun.
     15 # (lb en slang) A prison cell.
     16 ## (lb en slang) A cell used for solitary confinement.
     17 ##: (synonyms en hole)
     18 ##* {quote-text|en|year=2003|author=Elayne Rapping|title=Law and
  Justice as Seen on TV|page=83
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To place#Verb inside a #Noun; to pack#Verb in
  one or more boxes.
     2 (lb en transitive) ''Usually followed by'' '''(l en in)''': to
  surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner#Verb,
  to hem in.
     3 (lb en transitive) To mix#Verb two containers of paint#Noun of
  similar colour#Noun to ensure that the color is identical.
     4 (lb en transitive agriculture) To make an incision or hole#Noun in
  (a tree) for the purpose of procure the sap#Noun.
     5 (lb en transitive architecture) To enclose with boarding#Noun,
  lathing#Noun, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipe#Noun) or to
  bring to a required form#Noun.
     6 (lb en transitive engineering) To furnish (for example, the axle of
  a wheel#Noun) with a box.
     7 (lb en transitive graphic design printing) To enclose (image#Noun,
  text#Noun, etc.) in a box.
     8 (lb en transitive object-oriented programming) To place a
  value#Noun of a primitive type into a corresponding object#Noun.
     n.
     1 Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus (m mul Buxus),
  especially common box, (vern: European box), or boxwood (''Buxus
  sempervirens'') which is often used for making hedge#Noun and topiary.
     2 The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
     3 (lb en musical instrument slang) A musical instrument, especially
  one made from boxwood.
     4 (lb en Australia) An evergreen tree of the genus ''Lophostemon''
  (for example, (vern: box scrub), (vern: Brisbane box), (vern: brush
  box), pink box, or (vern: Queensland box), (taxlink Lophostemon
  confertus species ver=180823)).
     5 (lb en Australia) Various species of ''Eucalyptus'' trees are
  popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of
  their wood, bark, or appearance for example, the drooping (''Eucalyptus
  bicolor''), shiny-leaved (''Eucalyptus tereticornis''), black, or
  ironbark box trees.
     n.
     A blow#Noun with the fist#Noun.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To strike#Verb with the fist#Noun; to
  punch#Verb.
     2 (lb en transitive boxing) To fight#Verb against (a person) in a
  boxing#Noun match#Noun.
     3 (lb en intransitive stative boxing) To participate in boxing; to be
  a boxer.
     n.
     (lb en dated) A Mediterranean food fish of the genus ''Boops'', which
  is a variety of sea bream; a bogue or oxeye.
     Portuguese n.
     1 stall (for a horse)
     2 electronic equipment used for internet access (component of the
  digital subscriber line technology)
     3 (lb pt Brazil) shower stall; area of a bathroom, separated by a
  shower curtain or panes, where the shower is located
     Spanish n.
     1 boxing (gloss: sport)
     2 (lb es motor racing) pit
     3 (lb es sports) (l en box)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Box
     Luxembourgish n.
     trousers
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en village par/Minchinhampton south of town/Stroud
  co/Gloucestershire cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SO8600).
     3 (place en village near town/Corsham co/Wiltshire cc/England) (q: OS
  grid ref ST8268).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  box
     n.
     1 (non-gloss definition: Senses relating to a three-dimensional
  object or space.)
     2 # (senseid en container) A cuboid#Adjective space; a cuboid
  container, often with a hinged#Adjective lid.
     3 # A cuboid container and its content#Noun; as much as fill#Verb
  such a container.
     4 # A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for
  storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
     5 # A compartment or receptacle for receive items.
     6 ## A numbered#Adjective receptacle at a newspaper office for
  anonymous reply#Noun to advertisements; ''see also '''''box number'''.
     7 ##* {quote-journal|en|title=The Broadcaster: A Department that
  will Find what You Want: A Central Clearing House for All Your Business
  Wants| editor=C. A. Musselman| journal=Automobile Trade
  Journal|location=Philadelphia, Pa.| publisher=(w: Chilton
  Company),(nb...: Chestnut and 56th Sts., Phila., U.S.A.)| date=1
  December 1924| volume=XXIX| issue=6| page=618|
  pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=gz5LAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA618|
  column=2| oclc=58938924| passage=Add five words for address if replies
  are to come to a '''box''' number address at any of our offices. These
  replies are forwarded each day as received, in new envelopes at no extra
  charge. (...) When replying to blind ads be careful to put on your
  envelope the correct '''box''' number and do not enclose original
  letters of recommendation—send copies.}
     8 # (senseid en compartment) A compartment to sit#Verb inside in an
  auditorium, courtroom, theatre(,) or other building#Noun.
     9 # The driver's seat#Noun on a horse-drawn coach#Noun.
     10 # (senseid en shelter) A small rectangular shelter#Noun.
     11 # (short for en horsebox  container for transport#Verb
  transporting horse#Noun horses)
     12 # (lb en automotive) (short for en gearbox)
     13 # (lb en rail) (short for en signal box)
     14 # (lb en figuratively) A predicament or trap#Noun.
     15 # (lb en slang) A prison cell.
     16 ## (lb en slang) A cell used for solitary confinement.
     17 ##: (synonyms en hole)
     18 ##* {quote-text|en|year=2003|author=Elayne Rapping|title=Law and
  Justice as Seen on TV|page=83
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To place#Verb inside a #Noun; to pack#Verb in
  one or more boxes.
     2 (lb en transitive) ''Usually followed by'' '''(l en in)''': to
  surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner#Verb,
  to hem in.
     3 (lb en transitive) To mix#Verb two containers of paint#Noun of
  similar colour#Noun to ensure that the color is identical.
     4 (lb en transitive agriculture) To make an incision or hole#Noun in
  (a tree) for the purpose of procure the sap#Noun.
     5 (lb en transitive architecture) To enclose with boarding#Noun,
  lathing#Noun, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipe#Noun) or to
  bring to a required form#Noun.
     6 (lb en transitive engineering) To furnish (for example, the axle of
  a wheel#Noun) with a box.
     7 (lb en transitive graphic design printing) To enclose (image#Noun,
  text#Noun, etc.) in a box.
     8 (lb en transitive object-oriented programming) To place a
  value#Noun of a primitive type into a corresponding object#Noun.
     n.
     1 Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus (m mul Buxus),
  especially common box, (vern: European box), or boxwood (''Buxus
  sempervirens'') which is often used for making hedge#Noun and topiary.
     2 The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
     3 (lb en musical instrument slang) A musical instrument, especially
  one made from boxwood.
     4 (lb en Australia) An evergreen tree of the genus ''Lophostemon''
  (for example, (vern: box scrub), (vern: Brisbane box), (vern: brush
  box), pink box, or (vern: Queensland box), (taxlink Lophostemon
  confertus species ver=180823)).
     5 (lb en Australia) Various species of ''Eucalyptus'' trees are
  popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of
  their wood, bark, or appearance for example, the drooping (''Eucalyptus
  bicolor''), shiny-leaved (''Eucalyptus tereticornis''), black, or
  ironbark box trees.
     n.
     A blow#Noun with the fist#Noun.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To strike#Verb with the fist#Noun; to
  punch#Verb.
     2 (lb en transitive boxing) To fight#Verb against (a person) in a
  boxing#Noun match#Noun.
     3 (lb en intransitive stative boxing) To participate in boxing; to be
  a boxer.
     n.
     (lb en dated) A Mediterranean food fish of the genus ''Boops'', which
  is a variety of sea bream; a bogue or oxeye.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Box
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en village par/Minchinhampton south of town/Stroud
  co/Gloucestershire cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SO8600).
     3 (place en village near town/Corsham co/Wiltshire cc/England) (q: OS
  grid ref ST8268).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  box
     Dutch n.
     1 (l en speaker), (l en loudspeaker)
     2 (l en playpen)
     3 compartment for livestock
     French n.
     1 stall (''for a horse''), loose box
     2 compartment, cubicle
     3 garage, lock-up (''for a car'')
     Icelandic n.
     1 (l en box) (gloss: container)
     2 (lb is sports) boxing
     Latin n.
     A kind of marine fish
     n.
     1 (non-gloss definition: Senses relating to a three-dimensional
  object or space.)
     2 # (senseid en container) A cuboid#Adjective space; a cuboid
  container, often with a hinged#Adjective lid.
     3 # A cuboid container and its content#Noun; as much as fill#Verb
  such a container.
     4 # A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for
  storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
     5 # A compartment or receptacle for receive items.
     6 ## A numbered#Adjective receptacle at a newspaper office for
  anonymous reply#Noun to advertisements; ''see also '''''box number'''.
     7 ##* {quote-journal|en|title=The Broadcaster: A Department that
  will Find what You Want: A Central Clearing House for All Your Business
  Wants| editor=C. A. Musselman| journal=Automobile Trade
  Journal|location=Philadelphia, Pa.| publisher=(w: Chilton
  Company),(nb...: Chestnut and 56th Sts., Phila., U.S.A.)| date=1
  December 1924| volume=XXIX| issue=6| page=618|
  pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=gz5LAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA618|
  column=2| oclc=58938924| passage=Add five words for address if replies
  are to come to a '''box''' number address at any of our offices. These
  replies are forwarded each day as received, in new envelopes at no extra
  charge. (...) When replying to blind ads be careful to put on your
  envelope the correct '''box''' number and do not enclose original
  letters of recommendation—send copies.}
     8 # (senseid en compartment) A compartment to sit#Verb inside in an
  auditorium, courtroom, theatre(,) or other building#Noun.
     9 # The driver's seat#Noun on a horse-drawn coach#Noun.
     10 # (senseid en shelter) A small rectangular shelter#Noun.
     11 # (short for en horsebox  container for transport#Verb
  transporting horse#Noun horses)
     12 # (lb en automotive) (short for en gearbox)
     13 # (lb en rail) (short for en signal box)
     14 # (lb en figuratively) A predicament or trap#Noun.
     15 # (lb en slang) A prison cell.
     16 ## (lb en slang) A cell used for solitary confinement.
     17 ##: (synonyms en hole)
     18 ##* {quote-text|en|year=2003|author=Elayne Rapping|title=Law and
  Justice as Seen on TV|page=83
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To place#Verb inside a #Noun; to pack#Verb in
  one or more boxes.
     2 (lb en transitive) ''Usually followed by'' '''(l en in)''': to
  surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner#Verb,
  to hem in.
     3 (lb en transitive) To mix#Verb two containers of paint#Noun of
  similar colour#Noun to ensure that the color is identical.
     4 (lb en transitive agriculture) To make an incision or hole#Noun in
  (a tree) for the purpose of procure the sap#Noun.
     5 (lb en transitive architecture) To enclose with boarding#Noun,
  lathing#Noun, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipe#Noun) or to
  bring to a required form#Noun.
     6 (lb en transitive engineering) To furnish (for example, the axle of
  a wheel#Noun) with a box.
     7 (lb en transitive graphic design printing) To enclose (image#Noun,
  text#Noun, etc.) in a box.
     8 (lb en transitive object-oriented programming) To place a
  value#Noun of a primitive type into a corresponding object#Noun.
     n.
     1 Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus (m mul Buxus),
  especially common box, (vern: European box), or boxwood (''Buxus
  sempervirens'') which is often used for making hedge#Noun and topiary.
     2 The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
     3 (lb en musical instrument slang) A musical instrument, especially
  one made from boxwood.
     4 (lb en Australia) An evergreen tree of the genus ''Lophostemon''
  (for example, (vern: box scrub), (vern: Brisbane box), (vern: brush
  box), pink box, or (vern: Queensland box), (taxlink Lophostemon
  confertus species ver=180823)).
     5 (lb en Australia) Various species of ''Eucalyptus'' trees are
  popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of
  their wood, bark, or appearance for example, the drooping (''Eucalyptus
  bicolor''), shiny-leaved (''Eucalyptus tereticornis''), black, or
  ironbark box trees.
     n.
     A blow#Noun with the fist#Noun.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To strike#Verb with the fist#Noun; to
  punch#Verb.
     2 (lb en transitive boxing) To fight#Verb against (a person) in a
  boxing#Noun match#Noun.
     3 (lb en intransitive stative boxing) To participate in boxing; to be
  a boxer.
     n.
     (lb en dated) A Mediterranean food fish of the genus ''Boops'', which
  is a variety of sea bream; a bogue or oxeye.
     Portuguese n.
     1 stall (for a horse)
     2 electronic equipment used for internet access (component of the
  digital subscriber line technology)
     3 (lb pt Brazil) shower stall; area of a bathroom, separated by a
  shower curtain or panes, where the shower is located
     Spanish n.
     1 boxing (gloss: sport)
     2 (lb es motor racing) pit
     3 (lb es sports) (l en box)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Box
     Luxembourgish n.
     trousers
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en village par/Minchinhampton south of town/Stroud
  co/Gloucestershire cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SO8600).
     3 (place en village near town/Corsham co/Wiltshire cc/England) (q: OS
  grid ref ST8268).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  box
     Dutch n.
     1 (l en speaker), (l en loudspeaker)
     2 (l en playpen)
     3 compartment for livestock
     French n.
     1 stall (''for a horse''), loose box
     2 compartment, cubicle
     3 garage, lock-up (''for a car'')
     Icelandic n.
     1 (l en box) (gloss: container)
     2 (lb is sports) boxing
     Latin n.
     A kind of marine fish
     n.
     1 (non-gloss definition: Senses relating to a three-dimensional
  object or space.)
     2 # (senseid en container) A cuboid#Adjective space; a cuboid
  container, often with a hinged#Adjective lid.
     3 # A cuboid container and its content#Noun; as much as fill#Verb
  such a container.
     4 # A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for
  storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
     5 # A compartment or receptacle for receive items.
     6 ## A numbered#Adjective receptacle at a newspaper office for
  anonymous reply#Noun to advertisements; ''see also '''''box number'''.
     7 ##* {quote-journal|en|title=The Broadcaster: A Department that
  will Find what You Want: A Central Clearing House for All Your Business
  Wants| editor=C. A. Musselman| journal=Automobile Trade
  Journal|location=Philadelphia, Pa.| publisher=(w: Chilton
  Company),(nb...: Chestnut and 56th Sts., Phila., U.S.A.)| date=1
  December 1924| volume=XXIX| issue=6| page=618|
  pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=gz5LAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA618|
  column=2| oclc=58938924| passage=Add five words for address if replies
  are to come to a '''box''' number address at any of our offices. These
  replies are forwarded each day as received, in new envelopes at no extra
  charge. (...) When replying to blind ads be careful to put on your
  envelope the correct '''box''' number and do not enclose original
  letters of recommendation—send copies.}
     8 # (senseid en compartment) A compartment to sit#Verb inside in an
  auditorium, courtroom, theatre(,) or other building#Noun.
     9 # The driver's seat#Noun on a horse-drawn coach#Noun.
     10 # (senseid en shelter) A small rectangular shelter#Noun.
     11 # (short for en horsebox  container for transport#Verb
  transporting horse#Noun horses)
     12 # (lb en automotive) (short for en gearbox)
     13 # (lb en rail) (short for en signal box)
     14 # (lb en figuratively) A predicament or trap#Noun.
     15 # (lb en slang) A prison cell.
     16 ## (lb en slang) A cell used for solitary confinement.
     17 ##: (synonyms en hole)
     18 ##* {quote-text|en|year=2003|author=Elayne Rapping|title=Law and
  Justice as Seen on TV|page=83
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To place#Verb inside a #Noun; to pack#Verb in
  one or more boxes.
     2 (lb en transitive) ''Usually followed by'' '''(l en in)''': to
  surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner#Verb,
  to hem in.
     3 (lb en transitive) To mix#Verb two containers of paint#Noun of
  similar colour#Noun to ensure that the color is identical.
     4 (lb en transitive agriculture) To make an incision or hole#Noun in
  (a tree) for the purpose of procure the sap#Noun.
     5 (lb en transitive architecture) To enclose with boarding#Noun,
  lathing#Noun, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipe#Noun) or to
  bring to a required form#Noun.
     6 (lb en transitive engineering) To furnish (for example, the axle of
  a wheel#Noun) with a box.
     7 (lb en transitive graphic design printing) To enclose (image#Noun,
  text#Noun, etc.) in a box.
     8 (lb en transitive object-oriented programming) To place a
  value#Noun of a primitive type into a corresponding object#Noun.
     n.
     1 Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus (m mul Buxus),
  especially common box, (vern: European box), or boxwood (''Buxus
  sempervirens'') which is often used for making hedge#Noun and topiary.
     2 The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
     3 (lb en musical instrument slang) A musical instrument, especially
  one made from boxwood.
     4 (lb en Australia) An evergreen tree of the genus ''Lophostemon''
  (for example, (vern: box scrub), (vern: Brisbane box), (vern: brush
  box), pink box, or (vern: Queensland box), (taxlink Lophostemon
  confertus species ver=180823)).
     5 (lb en Australia) Various species of ''Eucalyptus'' trees are
  popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of
  their wood, bark, or appearance for example, the drooping (''Eucalyptus
  bicolor''), shiny-leaved (''Eucalyptus tereticornis''), black, or
  ironbark box trees.
     n.
     A blow#Noun with the fist#Noun.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To strike#Verb with the fist#Noun; to
  punch#Verb.
     2 (lb en transitive boxing) To fight#Verb against (a person) in a
  boxing#Noun match#Noun.
     3 (lb en intransitive stative boxing) To participate in boxing; to be
  a boxer.
     n.
     (lb en dated) A Mediterranean food fish of the genus ''Boops'', which
  is a variety of sea bream; a bogue or oxeye.
     Portuguese n.
     1 stall (for a horse)
     2 electronic equipment used for internet access (component of the
  digital subscriber line technology)
     3 (lb pt Brazil) shower stall; area of a bathroom, separated by a
  shower curtain or panes, where the shower is located
     Swedish n.
     c (l en box), crate; a cuboid container

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Box
     Luxembourgish n.
     trousers
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en village par/Minchinhampton south of town/Stroud
  co/Gloucestershire cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SO8600).
     3 (place en village near town/Corsham co/Wiltshire cc/England) (q: OS
  grid ref ST8268).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  box
     Ranska n.
     1 pilttuu (tallissa), parsi (navetassa)
     2 syytettyjen aitio
     3 autotalli
     4 (urheilu) squash-kenttä
     5 (slangia Ranska k=fr) ADSL-modeemi
     Romania n.
     1 nyrkkeily
     2 parsi (navetassa)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Box
     Saksa n.
     1 laatikko
     2 kajari, kaiutin, kaiutinboksi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  box
     Isländska n.
     dosa, burk
     n.
     1 liten eller större låda /formad som ett rätblock/
     2 utrymme där t.ex. en häst kan stå
     3 (tagg fotboll vardagligt) straffområde
     4 (tagg innebandy vardagligt) målområde

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  box'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst box)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Box
     Tyska n.
     bås

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  box
     n.
     1 liten eller större låda /formad som ett rätblock/
     2 utrymme där t.ex. en häst kan stå
     3 (tagg fotboll vardagligt) straffområde
     4 (tagg innebandy vardagligt) målområde

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Box /bˈɔks/ 
  tidy 
     Synonym: Behälter

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Box /bˈɔks/ 
  box 
   see: Boxen
  
           Note: Pferdebox

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Box /bˈɔks/ 
   [sport] pit

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Box /bˈɔks/ 
  loudspeaker cabinet , speaker cabinet , loudspeaker box 
     Synonym: Lautsprecherbox
  
   see: Lautsprecherboxen, Boxen, Bassreflexbox

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Box /bɔks/ 
  1. boîte
  großes Behältnis, Verpackung, meistens in der Form eines Quaders
  2. box 2.
  abgeteilter, kleiner Raum
   3.
  eingeschlossener Raum, Kasten zur Unterbringung und Transportieren von Haustieren
   4.
  Platz zum Einstellen, Unterstellen; Garage, in der ein Rennwagen während des Rennens betreut werden kann
  3. baffle, enceinte
  Vorrichtung zum Umwandeln elektrischer Energie in Schall, zur Wiedergabe aufgezeichneter Musik; Lautsprecher

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  Box /bɔks/ 
  bahasawan
  Vorrichtung zum Umwandeln elektrischer Energie in Schall, zur Wiedergabe aufgezeichneter Musik; Lautsprecher

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Box /bɔks/ 
  1. bås 2.
  abgeteilter, kleiner Raum
   3.
  eingeschlossener Raum, Kasten zur Unterbringung und Transportieren von Haustieren
  2. depå
  Platz zum Einstellen, Unterstellen; Garage, in der ein Rennwagen während des Rennens betreut werden kann

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  box /bˈɒks/
  1. boks, doos
  2. bak, pot

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Box /bˈɒks/
  الصّندوق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  box //bɑks// //bɒks// 
  1. букса
  (engineering) cylindrical casing
  2. ложа
  compartment to sit inside
  3. кути́я, сандъ́к
  cuboid space; container
  4. капра
  driver’s seat on a coach
  5. чемши́р, чимши́р
  shrub or tree of the genus Buxus