Boxing is a synonym of fisticuffs.
As nouns the difference between fisticuffs and boxing
is that
fisticuffs is plural of lang=enCategory:English plurals 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.
fisticuffs English
Noun
( head)
English plurals
(plurale tantum, informal) An impromptu fight with the fists, usually between only two people.
* 1881 , ,"
- People who share a cell in the Basti[l]le if they do not immediately fall to fisticuffs , will find some possible ground of compromise.
* 1890 ,
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(plurale tantum, sports, dated) Bare-knuckled boxing, a form of boxing done without boxing gloves or similar padding.
* 1870 ,
- In his college days of athletic exercises, Mr. Crisparkle had known professors of the Noble Art of fisticuffs ,
Synonyms
* brawl, fight, fist-fight, punch-up
* (bare-knuckled boxing) prizefighting
Related terms
* fist
* fisticuff
* fisticuffer
See also
* boxing
* fighting
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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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