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box

verb [T] (PUT IN CONTAINER)
 
 
/bɒks/ US  /bɑːks/ (also box up)

Definition

to put something in a box: Should I box these shoes up for you, or would you like to wear them now?Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
(Definition of box verb (PUT IN CONTAINER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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