box sb/sth in
— phrasal verb with box /bɒks/
/bɑːks/ verb Definition
› to move so close to someone or something that they cannot move away: When I got back to my car, I found it had been boxed in by a lorry.Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
(Definition of box sb/sth in from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- beleaguered adjective
- beset adjective
- border verb (FORM EDGE)
- circumscribe verb
- close in phrasal verb
- dunk verb (INTO LIQUID)
- enclosure noun (SURROUNDED)
- flooding noun
- gather verb (CLOTH)
- gift-wrapped adjective
- girdle noun
- girdle verb
- hem sb in phrasal verb
- steep verb
- swallow verb (TAKE AWAY)
- wrap (sb) up phrasal verb
- wrap sth around/round sb/sth phrasal verb
- wrap sth around/round sth phrasal verb
- wrap verb
- wrapped adjective (COVERED)
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