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coffer, caddy, chest: She keeps her valuables in a small
tortoise-shell box on the dressing-table.
--v. 2 crate, encase, package: The candles are boxed in
dozens. 3 box in or up. trap, confine, bottle up, hem in,
enclose, surround; pin down: They have the horses boxed in and
are now driving them into the corral.
boxý v. 1 fight, engage in fisticuffs, spar, battle: When he was in
the army, he boxed for his regiment. 2 strike, buffet, punch,
hit, Colloq slug, sock, whack, thwack, clout, belt, thump,
lambaste, whomp: Every time she heard him swear, she'd box his
ears.
--n. 3 blow, buffet, punch, hit, strike, Colloq slug, sock,
whack, thwack, clout, belt, thump, whomp: How would you like a
box on the ear, you young rascal!
boy n. 1 lad, youth, young man, stripling, youngster, schoolboy,
fellow, urchin, brat, Colloq kid, guy, small fry, little shaver:
There were two girls and five boys in my family. 2 servant,
house-servant, attendant; lackey, slave, Archaic knave, varlet,
rogue, wretch, caitiff: Here! Boy! Bring me another gin and
tonic. 3 old boy. Brit (public) schoolmate; friend, chum, pal,
Archaic old bean, old egg, old crumpet, dear boy; crony: I say,
old boy, care for a rubber of bridge? Carruthers wouldn't be
where he is now if it weren't for the old-boy network.
boycott v. 1 blacklist, embargo; avoid, refuse, shun, reject, eschew,
pass over or by: They are boycotting Fern's Dairy because it
won't hire women. The US government is still boycotting cigars
from Havana.
--n. 2 embargo, blacklist, blacklisting, ban: A boycott of
their products soon forced them to change their policies.
boyish adj. 1 young, youthful, juvenile, adolescent: She liked his
boyish good looks. 2 childish, puerile, juvenile, immature:
Don't be too hard on them - it was just a boyish prank.
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