boxing en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- bäksʹĭng (General-American)
- /ˈbɑːksɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈbɒksɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English box English box Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English boxing From box (“to punch”) + -ing.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
So Ukraine is on the ropes. Using that boxing metaphor, one immediately thinks of the new world heavyweight champion, the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, who was seemingly down and out under the ferocious assault of the giant Tyson Fury, but then came back to win on points at the end of a brutal 12 rounds.
2024 May 24, Timothy Garton Ash, “Ukraine can still recover with bolder western support – but right now it’s on the ropes”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2024:
Deriveds
chess boxing · foxy boxing · kick-boxing · boxing glove · shadow boxing · shadow-boxing · Tae Bo · nonboxing · boxercise · Thai boxing · kickboxing · shadowboxing · postboxing · boxaerobics · white-collar boxing · boxing kangaroo · Chinese boxing · cage boxing · soft boxing · drunken boxing · boxing bag · bare-knuckle boxing · boxing ring · boxing match · Burmese boxing · antiboxing
Hyponyms
Relateds
boxer · uppercut (terms associated with boxing) · left hook (terms associated with boxing) · box · on the ropes (terms associated with boxing) · wrestling (terms associated with boxing) · fancy footwork (terms associated with boxing) · ring (terms associated with boxing) · on the mat (terms associated with boxing) · clinch (terms associated with boxing) · down for the count (terms associated with boxing) · on the canvas (terms associated with boxing) · prizefighting (terms associated with boxing)
Synonyms
pugilism · sparring · fisticuffs
Translations (99)
be бокс (the sport of boxing) · ro box (the sport of boxing) · lv bokss (the sport of boxing) · ja ボクシング (the sport of boxing) · vi quyền thuật (the sport of boxing) · grc πυγμαχία (the sport of boxing) · af boks (the sport of boxing) · ru бокс (the sport of boxing) · hu ökölvívás (the sport of boxing) · oc bòxa (the sport of boxing) · sl boks (the sport of boxing) · is hnefaleikar (the sport of boxing) · hy բոքս (the sport of boxing) · tr mülakeme (the sport of boxing) · nl boksen (the sport of boxing) · te ముష్టియుద్ధము (the sport of boxing) · tt бокс (the sport of boxing) · kk бокс (the sport of boxing) · gl boxeo (the sport of boxing) · tl boksing (the sport of boxing) · es boxeo (the sport of boxing) · cmn 拳擊 /拳击 (the sport of boxing) · io boxo (the sport of boxing) · ko 복싱 (the sport of boxing) · si බොක්සිං (the sport of boxing) · bn বক্সিং (the sport of boxing) · sw ndondi (the sport of boxing) · fi nyrkkeily (the sport of boxing) · lt boksas (the sport of boxing) · he אִגְרוּף (the sport of boxing) · ka კრივი (the sport of boxing) · mn бокс (the sport of boxing) · mi mekemeke (the sport of boxing) · it boxe (the sport of boxing) · haw moko (the sport of boxing) · uz boks (the sport of boxing) · ast boxéu (the sport of boxing) · sh бокс (the sport of boxing) · it pugilato (the sport of boxing) · eo boksado (the sport of boxing) · haw kuʻi (the sport of boxing) · sq boks (the sport of boxing) · ms boksing (the sport of boxing) · da boksning (the sport of boxing) · tr boks (the sport of boxing) · mk бокс (the sport of boxing) · la pugilātiō (the sport of boxing) · ur مکے بازی (the sport of boxing) · th มวยสากล (the sport of boxing) · fa بوکس (the sport of boxing) · ar مُلَاكَمَة (the sport of boxing) · sv boxning (the sport of boxing) · oj gagwedaganaanding (the sport of boxing) · tg бокс (the sport of boxing) · ht boksè (the sport of boxing) · is box (the sport of boxing) · sk box (the sport of boxing) · luy endondi (the sport of boxing) · ko 권투 (the sport of boxing) · es pugilismo (the sport of boxing) · no boksing (the sport of boxing) · ga dornálaíocht (the sport of boxing) · acw ملاكمة (the sport of boxing) · et poks (the sport of boxing) · fr boxe (the sport of boxing) · mi momoto (the sport of boxing) · ms tinju (the sport of boxing) · gd dòrnaireachd (the sport of boxing) · de Boxen (the sport of boxing) · haw mokomoko (the sport of boxing) · uk бокс (the sport of boxing) · vi quyền Anh (the sport of boxing) · pt boxe (the sport of boxing) · tk boks (the sport of boxing) · ca boxa (the sport of boxing) · fr pugilat (the sport of boxing) · hy բռնցքամարտ (the sport of boxing) · es box (the sport of boxing) · sh boks (the sport of boxing) · my လက်ဝှေ့ (the sport of boxing) · hi बॉक्सिंग (the sport of boxing) · ky бокс (the sport of boxing) · mr बॉक्सिंग (the sport of boxing) · cs box (the sport of boxing) · bg бокс (the sport of boxing) · id tinju (the sport of boxing) · ba бокс (the sport of boxing) · pl boks (the sport of boxing) · ty moto (the sport of boxing) · tr kunt (the sport of boxing) · ja 拳闘 (the sport of boxing) · tr yumrukoyunu (the sport of boxing) · mh bait (the sport of boxing) · el μποξ (the sport of boxing) · az boks (the sport of boxing) · mi motomoto (the sport of boxing) · el πυγμαχία (the sport of boxing) · ka ბოქსი (the sport of boxing) · grc πυγμή (the sport of boxing)