boxing

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbɒksɪŋ/
• (GA) enPR: bäksʹĭng, IPA: /ˈbɑːksɪŋ/

Verb

1. present participle of box#English|box

Noun

boxing (uncountable)

1. (sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists, the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.

Synonyms

• (sports) fisticuffs, pugilism, sparring

Translations

• French: boxe
• German: Boxen
• Italian: boxe, pugilato
• Portuguese: boxe
• Russian: бокс
• Spanish: boxeo

Noun

boxing (plural boxings)

1. Material used for making boxes or casing.
2. (construction) Casing.
3. (object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.

Antonyms

• (programming) unboxing

Verb

1. present participle of box#English|box

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