Box
Box verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Usage example: his mother threatened to box his ears if he didn't show a bit more respect
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Synonyms for Box
Nearby Word: boxed
Push
Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.
How words are described
| original | original box | original push |
| top | top box | top push |
| single | single box | single push |
| simple | simple box | simple push |
| Other adjectives: heavy, small, actual, entire, real, massive, large, big, huge, little, tiny, final, next, last, literal, red, bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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His attack is to run up to the enemy, pull out a detonator box and push the plunger.
Source: Suicide Attack - The large box the guest had to push contained the stool, while the smaller box contained the piano itself.
Source: Misleading Package Size -
Notably, in Pikmin 1, in order for Olimar to get his first ship part, he needs to make enough Pikmin to push a cardboard box out of the way.
Source: Video Game / Pikmin
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