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
Tap and box are semantically related. in impact topic. In some cases you can use "Tap" instead the word "Box" as a verb or a noun.
Nearby Word: boxed
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| special | special box | special tap |
| single | single box | single tap |
| simple | simple box | simple tap |
| small | small box | small tap |
| Other adjectives: little, tiny, new, traditional, broken, last, literal, said, giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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She was the top box office draw for four straight years, 1935-38, a record no other child star has come close to.Her specialty: tap dancing orphans who strike it rich.
Source: Creator / Shirley Temple -
One imprisons the opponent in a box and requires to rapidly tap left and right.
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In Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, when you go to Dropstone and tap one of the benches, Luke says that the bench sure is... benchy.
Source: Buffy Speak
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Tap and Box. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/box/tap
Box & Tap. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/box/tap>.
Tap or Box. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/box/tap.
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