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Definition of Box in
1. Verb. Enclose or confine as if in a box.
Definition of Box in
1. Verb. To enclose by drawing a box around ¹
2. Verb. To immobilize something, usually a vehicle, by placing obstacles, usually other vehicles, obstructing the free movement, or to limit someone's freedom of thought, movement, expression, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Box In
Literary usage of Box in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Colonial Furniture in America by Luke Vincent Lockwood (1921)
"A rather long box, in the same collection, is shown in Figure 231. It is 23^4
inches in length, ... Figure 233 shows another box in the same collection. ..."
2. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1920)
"HiS AT INLET HiS REMOVED HiS REMOVED IN EACH Box 1 4 554.5 527.1 95.06 2 5 27.4
20.6 3.72 3 1 6.8 6.8 1.22 4 2 0.0 0.0 0.00 It is seen that the first box in ..."
3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia by John Bouvier, Francis Rawle (1914)
"Selling boxes of candy, each box being represented to contain a prize, the
purchaser selecting his box in ignorance of its ..."
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