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Dictionary definition: box
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- The Oxford American College Dictionary
Copyright© The Oxford American College Dictionary 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information)
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box
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bäks
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• n.
1.
a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid.
∎
the contents of such a container.
∎
short for
boom box
.
∎
informal
a casing containing a computer.
∎
(
the box
)
informal,
chiefly Brit.
television or a television set.
∎
informal
a coffin.
2.
an area or space enclosed within straight lines, in particular:
∎
an area on a printed page that is to be filled in or that is set off by a border.
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an area on a computer screen for user input or displaying information.
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