boxing

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒksɪŋ/ (General American) enPR: bäksʹĭng, IPA(key): /ˈbɑːksɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɒksɪŋ Hyphenation: box‧ing === Etymology 1 === From box (“to punch”) +‎ -ing. ==== Verb ==== boxing present participle and gerund of box ==== Noun ==== boxing (uncountable) (sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout. ===== Synonyms ===== (sports): fisticuffs, pugilism, sparring ===== Hyponyms ===== kickboxing shadowboxing ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== boxing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== References ==== boxing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === From box +‎ -ing. ==== Noun ==== boxing (plural boxings) Material used for making boxes or casing. (construction) Casing. (object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type. ===== Antonyms ===== (antonym(s) of “programming”): unboxing ===== Hyponyms ===== autoboxing ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== boxing present participle and gerund of box