—box /bɒks/ aep /bɑːks/
noun (CONTAINER)
A1 [C] a square or rectangular container with stiff sides and sometimes a lid:
» a cardboard box» a cigar box» a matchboxSee picture: a cardboard box 
Thesaurus+: ↑General and miscellaneous containers
A1 [C] a box and its contents, or just the contents of a box:
» a box of matches» He ate a whole box of chocolates.Thesaurus+: ↑General and miscellaneous containersF0 [C] UK (US cup) a piece of hard plastic worn by men to protect their sex organs when playing sport
Thesaurus+: ↑Sportswear and swimwearThesaurus+: ↑Protective clothingThesaurus+: ↑Ballet• • •
Extra Examples:» I took her a box of chocolates.» He lifted the box carefully down from the shelf.» Put the empty box in the rubbish bin.» I'm amazed you managed to move those heavy boxes all by yourself.» I've got boxes of old clothes in the attic.noun (SQUARE SPACE)
A2 [C] any square or rectangular space on a form, sports field, road, etc., separated from the main area by lines:
» If you would like more information, mark this box.Thesaurus+: ↑Space - general words , ↑Areas of land in generalF0 [C] US FOR BOX JUNCTION(Cf. ↑box junction)
Thesaurus+: ↑Road junctionsF0 [C] a small space with walls:
» a jury/phone box» Their new house is just a box (= very small).Thesaurus+: ↑General and miscellaneous containersF0 [C] a small area with seats that is separate from the other seats in a theatre or at the side of a sports field:
» Can you see Prince Charles in the royal box?See picture: a box in a theatre Thesaurus+: ↑Sports venuesThesaurus+: ↑Theatre auditorium and front-of-house
noun (TELEVISION)
the box [S] UK INFORMAL► F0 television: » There's nothing worth watching on the box tonight.Thesaurus+: ↑Televisionnoun [C] (ALSO ˈbox ˌnumber) (ADDRESS)
► F0 a number that you can give instead of your address, especially in newspaper advertisements: » Please reply to Box 307, The Times, London.Thesaurus+: ↑The postal systemnoun [U] (TREE)
► F0 a small evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) with small, shiny leaves→ SEE ALSO BOXWOOD(Cf. ↑boxwood)Thesaurus+: ↑Types of evergreen and coniferous treeverb [I or T] (SPORT) ↑Verb Endings for box
► F0 to fight someone in the sport of boxing: » He used to box every weekend.» I've boxed (against) some of the best.Thesaurus+: ↑Boxingverb [T] (ALSO box up) (PUT IN CONTAINER) ↑Verb Endings for box
► F0 to put something in a box: » Should I box these shoes up for you, or would you like to wear them now?Thesaurus+: ↑Enclosing, surrounding and immersing- showman
- showmanship
- shown
- show off
- show-off
- show of hands
- showpiece
- show pony
- showroom
- show sb in their true colours
- show sb out
- show sb over sth
- show sb round/around
- show sb round/around (sth)
- show sb round/around sth
- show sb the door
- show (sb) the way
- show sb the way
- show sb up
- show someone in a bad light
- show sth/sb off
- showstopper
- showstopping
- show/teach sb the ropes
- show the way