Box and Pen

Box

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

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Pen and box are semantically related In some cases you can use "Pen" instead the word "Box" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Word: boxed

Pen verb - To close or shut in by or as if by barriers.

Usage example: remember to pen up the dogs when visitors come over

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Box and pen are semantically related in enclose topic. Sometimes you can use "Box" instead the word "Pen" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Word: penholder

old	old box	old pen
full	full box	full pen
nice	nice box	nice pen
special	special box	special pen
Other adjectives: ordinary, original, green, single, simple, small, actual, real, large, big, wooden, blue, black, lost, new, pink, giant, red, exploding, invisible.

But he gets a pen from what he thinks is a Lost & Found box, but really is an 'Ass Box' (as in items that were pulled out of patients' behinds).

Source: Secret Test of Character
She rummages in the Doctor's pockets for a red pen... but discovers a red box instead.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S31 E11 "The Lodger"
Later, at Alice's, he begins eating a box of chocolate covered hazelnuts; in panic, Hudson sticks Todd with an epi-pen, *twice*, which actually triggers an allergic reaction.

Source: Series / The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

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