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boxing | fistic |

As a verb boxing

is or boxing can be .

As a noun boxing

is (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 or boxing can be material used for making boxes or casing.

As an adjective fistic is

of or pertaining to boxing or fighting with fists.

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)

    • fistic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to boxing or fighting with fists.
  • * Episode 12, The Cyclops
    • The Englishman, whose right eye was nearly closed, took his corner where he was liberally drenched with water and when the bell went came on gamey and brimful of pluck, confident of knocking out the fistic Eblanite in jigtime.