Box and Latch

Box

Box verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.

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Latch and box are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Latch" instead a verb "Box".

Nearby Word: boxed

Latch verb - Fasten with a latch.

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Box and latch are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Box" with "Latch", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: latched, latching

clear	clear box	clear latch
special	special box	special latch
single	single box	single latch
simple	simple box	simple latch
Other adjectives: actual, broken, electronic.

They inspect the box's easy-to-open latch... and then avert this trope when they decide to respect Tod's wishes and never think of the box again.

Source: Comic Book / Garfield: His 9 Lives
Then one day he comes home from school (he's a latch-key kid) and discovers a very singular box in his room.

Source: Literature / The Phantom Tollbooth
The Curlytops At Silver Lake has a subplot centered around a woman having her "queer" box stolen (queer used in the sense of "unusual", as it's from Japan and has a secret compartment with a special hidden latch).

Source: Have A Gay Old Time / Literature

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