As verbs the difference between boxing and punching
is that
boxing is present participle of lang=en while
punching is present participle of lang=en.
As nouns the difference between boxing and punching
is that
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 while
punching is an incident in which someone is punched.
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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punching English
Verb
(head)
Derived terms
* punching bag
Noun
( en noun)
(gerund of punch) An incident in which someone is punched
* {{quote-news, 2009, January 25, Evonne Barry, Booze and the trail of violence, Herald Sun citation
, passage=Over the past four years, the rate of "interpersonal" attacks and "penetrating injuries" - such as stabbings, glassings, punchings , beatings - has doubled, he said. }}
process of making holes in something
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