Box

1. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
2. An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
3. A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.
4. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift.
5. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement.
6. To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form.
7. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box.
8. A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
9. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.
10. To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head.
11. A small country house.
12. To boxhaul.
13. To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar.
14. The square in which the pitcher stands.
15. A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
16. The quantity that a box contain.
17. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
18. A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.
19. To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.
20. To inclose in a box.