boxing
noun
[ ˈbɒksɪŋ ]
• the sport or practice of fighting with the fists, especially with padded gloves in a roped square ring according to prescribed rules (the Queensberry Rules).
Similar:
pugilism,
fighting,
sparring,
fisticuffs,
kick-boxing,
Thai boxing,
prizefighting,
bare-knuckle boxing/fighting,
the ring,
the prize ring,
box
verb
• put in or provide with a box.
• "each piece is boxed with a certificate of authenticity"
Similar:
package,
pack,
parcel,
wrap,
bundle,
bale,
crate,
stow,
store,
put away,
Origin:
late Old English, probably from late Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis ‘boxwood box’, from Greek puxos (see box3).
box
verb
• fight an opponent using one's fists; compete in the sport of boxing.
• "he boxed for England"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘a blow’): of unknown origin.
