BOX

I. noun (plural ~ or ~es) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin buxus, from Greek pyxos Date: before 12th century an evergreen shrub or small tree (genus Buxus of the family Buxaceae, the ~ family) with opposite entire leaves and capsular fruits, II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin buxis, from Greek pyxis, from pyxos ~ tree Date: before 12th century a rigid typically rectangular container with or without a cover , an open cargo container of a vehicle, coffin , the contents of a ~ especially as a measure of quantity, a ~ or ~like container and its contents: as, a gift in a ~, an automobile transmission, television , a signaling apparatus , a usually self-contained piece of electronic equipment, boom ~ , an often small space, compartment, or enclosure: as, an enclosed group of seats for spectators (as in a theater or stadium), a driver's seat on a carriage or coach, a cell for holding mail, ~ stall , penalty ~ , a usually rectangular space that is frequently outlined or demarcated on a surface: as, any of six spaces on a baseball diamond where the batter, coaches, pitcher, and catcher stand, a space on a page for printed matter or in which to make a mark, predicament , fix , a cubical building, the limitations of conventionality , ~ful noun ~like adjective III. transitive verb Date: 15th century to enclose in or as if in a ~, to hem in (as an opponent), IV. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century a punch or slap especially on the ear, V. verb Date: 1519 transitive verb to hit (as the ears) with the hand, to engage in ~ing with, intransitive verb to fight with the fists ; engage in ~ing, VI. transitive verb see: voluble Date: 1713 to name the 32 points of (the compass) in their order