box

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɒks/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɑks/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(boks)

Collocations for "box"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "box" in context.

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box

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [brown, cardboard, plastic] box
  2. a [suggestion, toy, donation, tool, jewelry] box
  3. a [cigarette, cigar, jewelry, shoe] box
  4. a [shipping, moving] box
  5. in my (safe) deposit box
  6. the [airplane's, ship's] black box was (never) recovered
  7. the [circuit, fuse] box
  8. [pack, fill] boxes (with)
  9. [opened, closed, sealed] the box
  10. [type, enter] it into the search box
  11. [check, mark, select] the appropriate box
  12. [use, write in] the box [provided, below]
  13. [check] the box below if
  14. can I have a box (for my left overs)?
  15. [cut, tore, pulled] open the box
  16. drew a box around the
  17. delivered a box [of, to]
  18. (customs) found boxes full of [contraband, fake goods, drugs]
  19. think outside the box
  20. soccer: scored from [outside, inside] the box
  21. a box of [cereal, chocolates, paints]
  22. a box full of [clothes, magazines, junk]
  23. looks like the cat is out of the box (now)
n as adj
  1. [comes in, sold as, binge on] a box set
  2. use a box cutter (to)
  3. a [green, flowering, tall, short] box hedge
  4. box hedge [plants, borders]
v
  1. box up the [leftovers, gift, purchase]
  2. boxed with [instructions, a special offer]
  3. boxed (up) for [shipping, shipment, transit, storage]
  4. boxed for [safe, easy] [shipping]
  5. boxed into a [career, category, bad position]
  6. boxed [me, my car] in
  7. box for a [career, living]
  8. box [well, passionately, strongly]
  9. boxed the [champion, winner]
'box' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
any - assorted - ballot - black - bladder - bright - bumper - bundle - cardboard - cash - cereal - chocolate - cigarette - clasp - clear - closed - content - correspondence - crayon - crisp - crush - crystal - cumbersome - damage - deposit - diaper - dig - diver - doorway - dumb - dye - economy - egg - empty - fasten - flap - flatten - flop - foil - footage - fragile - fully - fuse - gallery - glove - grind - groceries - gross - hall - haul

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