boxing
nounUK /ˈbɒk.sɪŋ/
US /ˈbɑːk.sɪŋ/
A sport where two people wear big gloves and hit each other.
My uncle watches boxing on TV every Saturday night.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of putting things into boxes.
We spent the whole afternoon boxing up old books.
3. A protective casing or covering.
The electrical boxing around the wires keeps them safe.
4. The sport of fighting with fists as practiced in ancient times.
Ancient Greek boxing had no gloves or rounds.