Box and Lock

Box

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

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

Nearby Word: boxed

Lock verb - Fasten with a lock.

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

Nearby Words: locked, lockup, locker, locket, lockout

old	old box	old lock
musical	musical box	musical lock
safe	safe box	safe lock
special	special box	special lock
Other adjectives: long, similar, green, single, simple, plain, heavy, actual, large, big, enormous, huge, little, black, new, final, titular, strange, different, literal, said, red, electronic.

All guided missiles in Warhawk take time to lock on, represented by a shrinking box around the target.

Source: Missile Lock On
The FPS Red Steel for the Nintendo Wii had an automatic lock-on system, which would put box corners around the entire target's body and lock crosshairs in that region.

Source: Boom, Headshot
They lock their box of jewels with a combination lock, then put a piece of paper on the back of the box telling where to find the combination.

Source: Idiot Ball / Literature

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Lock or Box. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/box/lock.

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