As nouns the difference between bodybuilding and boxing
is that
bodybuilding is a sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition while
boxing is a sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists, the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
As a verb boxing is
present participle of lang=en.
bodybuilding Alternative forms
* body-building
Noun
( -)
A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
* 1974 , Charles Gaines & George Butler, Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding , page 7.
- Like those activities, bodybuilding is an obsession, a living (for a few), and a way of life for the people involved in it—a subculture, in a word, with its own values, aesthetics and vocabulary.
(dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
* 2006 — (interview), Iron Man 65(5): 258
- "In my day, if you filled out your shirt, people assumed you played football or wrestled. The term bodybuilding had more to do with cars than lifting weights."
Related terms
* bodybuilder
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boxing English
Etymology 1
From
Verb
(head)
Noun
( wikipedia boxing)
( -)
(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists, the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
Synonyms
* (sports) fisticuffs, pugilism, sparring
Derived terms
(terms derived from boxing)
* boxing glove
* boxing match
* boxing ring
* kick-boxing, kickboxing
* shadow-boxing, shadowboxing
Related terms
* box
* boxer
See also
(terms associated with boxing)
* clinch
* down for the count
* fancy footwork
* left hook
* on the ropes
* on the canvas
* on the mat
* upper cut
* prizefighting
* ring
* wrestling
* (boxing)
Etymology 2
From
Noun
( en noun)
Material used for making boxes or casing.
(construction) Casing.
(programming) Automatical conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.
Antonyms
* (programming) unboxing
Verb
(head)
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