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box sb/sth in
[ M often passive ]
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., box sb in
[ M often passive ]
to prevent someone from doing what they want to do
• She did not want to send her son to a school where he would be boxed in by so many rules and regulations.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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noun container ADJ. oblong, rectangular, square | upturned They were sitting round the fire on upturned boxes. | cardboard | storage | chocolate, cigar, egg | jewel/jewellery, shoe, tool (also toolbox) | cassette, CD, video | gift | lunch, sandwich | first-aid | (safe/safety) deposit, security There is a safety deposit box in every room of the hotel. | cash, money The cash box was kept in the safe at the back of the shop. She opened her money box to see if she had saved enough for a tennis racket. | collection, donation The exhibition is free, but there is a collection box for donations. QUANT. pile, stack VERB + BOX fill, pack She filled the box with old clothes. | pack sth in/into, put sth in/into, put sth away in, store sth in We packed all the books into boxes. | remove sth from, take sth out of | empty, unpack | open | close, shut | lock BOX + VERB contain sth, be filled with/full of sth, hold sth This box holds ten candles and costs £21. | be labelled sth, be marked sth a box marked ‘fragile’ | be covered in/with sth, be lined with sth The dog sleeps in a box lined with an old blanket. PREP. in/into a/the ~, inside a/the ~, out of a/the ~ | ~ of a box of chocolates PHRASES the lid of a box enclosed area ADJ. soundproof | call, phone, telephone | jury, witness | commentary, press There was a babble of languages in the commentary box when the race began. | director's, executive, hospitality They drank champagne as they watched the match from the executive box. | private, Royal a private box at the theatre | signal | horse (also horsebox) The car in front was pulling a horsebox. PREP. in/into a/the ~ square on a form/screen ADJ. appropriate, relevant Tick the relevant box below. | dialog/dialogue Click on ‘open file’ in the dialogue box. | question VERB + BOX fill in, put sth in, tick, write (sth) in Put a cross in the box if you agree with the comments. PREP. in/into a/the ~
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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box
types of box
a cardboard/wooden/plastic box
• We packed all our things into big cardboard boxes.
a storage box
(= for storing things in )
• Plastic storage boxes are useful for putting things in the attic.
a toolbox
• The hammer’s in the tool box.
a shoebox
(= that you buy shoes in )
• She used to keep photographs in old shoe boxes.
a sandwich/lunch box
• Most of the kids bring lunch boxes to school.
a jewellery box
British English , a jewelry box American English
• A jewellery box had gone missing.
a money box
(= that children save money in )
• How much have you got in your money box?
a cash box
(= for keeping a supply of money in, for example in a shop )
• Thieves stole £100 from a cash box at the school.
phrases
a pile/stack of boxes
• There was a pile of boxes in the street outside the house.
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