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Box up
/bɑks
əp/
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verb
Box
v. t. (past & past part.
boxed
; pres. part.
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.
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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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"Box up" Quotes from Famous Books
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terrible," answered Bill Windy, who overheard him. "We might easily
box up
that fellow, if it were worth while to
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— The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader - And what befell their Passengers and Crews. • W.H.G. Kingston
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