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Look up: boxing

  1. Boxing
    Boxing is fist-fighting with gloves worn by two men (boxers) in a roped square. It is both an amateur and a professional sport, in which contenders aim to score points by landing blows on their opponent with the gloved fist, preferably delivering such a blow to the head as to knock the opponent unconcious.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. boxing
    [n] - fighting with the fists
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. boxing
    This was a deadly sport. Fighters wore studded thongs and severe injuries and even brain damage was quite common.
    Found on http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/temetfutue/gl

  4. Boxing
    Box'ing noun 1. The act of inclosing (anything) in a box, as for storage or transportation. 2. Material used in making boxes or casings. 3. Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing. 4. (Architecture) The external case of thin material used to bring any member to a required form.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/88

  5. Boxing
    Box'ing noun The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist; sparring. Blackstone. Boxing glove , a large padded mitten or glove used in sparring for exercise or amusement.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/88

  6. boxing
    A two-person sport in which the fists are skillfully used to attack and defend. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. boxing
    pugilism noun fighting with the fists
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Boxing
    `Boxing` (sometimes known as `pugilism` or `fist-fight`) is a combat sport of prehistoric origin in which two participants (generally) of similar weight fight each other with their fists. There have been many informal forms of boxing throughout the centuries, since getting two people to fight with fists is in essence a fairly primitive sport, but boxing is now generally conducted in a regulated way, typically in a series of one to three-minute in...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing

  9. Boxing
    • (n.) The external case of thin material used to bring any member to a required form. • (n.) The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist; sparring. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Box • (n.) Material used in making boxes or casings. • (n.) The act of inclosing (anything) in a box, as for storage or transportation. &bu...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. boxing
    sport, both amateur and professional, involving attack and defense with the fists. Boxers usually wear padded gloves and generally observe the code ... [22 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/102

  11. boxing
    1. fighting with the fists
    2. hit with the fist

    Found on

  12. boxing
    boxing, sport of fighting with fists, also called pugilism and prizefighting.Sections in this article:IntroductionEarly HistoryThe Organization of BoxingBoxing in the United StatesAmateur BoxingBibliography
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sports/A08


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