Boxing

Verb
boxing



Noun

 * 1)  A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists, the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
 * 2)  Casing.
 * 3) Material used for making boxes or casing.

Thesaurus
spar, the clinches, the fights, the ring, tinning, Chinese boxing, bottling, bout, boxing match, canning, close fighting, crating, encasement, fighting, fisticuffs, infighting, package, packaging, packing, prizefight, prizefighting, pugilism, ring, savate, shadowboxing,

Etymology 1
From box#Etymology 3:

Synonyms

 * fisticuffs, pugilism, sparring

Derived terms

 * boxing glove
 * boxing match
 * boxing ring


 * kick-boxing, kickboxing
 * shadow-boxing, shadowboxing

Related terms

 * box
 * boxer

Etymology 2
From box#Etymology 1: