Phrase Hound found 43 phrases and 24 compound words that contain boxing. The most common are listed below. Open boxing in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 43
- Boxing DayThe day after Christmas; the 26th of December.
- boxing gloveA padded mitten, designed to protect the hand while punching, and worn in boxing.
- boxing ringA space, usually square, with elastic ropes around the edge, in which a boxing match is fought.
- chess boxingA hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing.
- boxing weekThe period after Christmas (December 25th) until New Year's (or longer), when stores offer large discounts.
- blue boxingAn early 1970s phreaking technique involving electronic devices, famously built by Steve Wozniak and marketed by Steve Jobs, that simulated the 2600Hz tone used by telephone operators, allowing users to seize control of trunk lines …
- Chinese boxingSynonym of sanda: a Chinese combat sport similar to kickboxing.
- shadow-boxingpresent participle and gerund of shadow-box
- beat boxingAlternative form of beatboxing: The practice of using one’s mouth, lips, tongue, voice, etc. as a percussive instrument to create beats, rhythms and melodies for music, mainly hip hop.
- black boxingpresent participle and gerund of black box
- boxing bagA punching bag used to train for the sport of boxing.
- boxing glovesplural of boxing glove: A padded mitten, designed to protect the hand while punching, and worn in boxing.
- boxing outpresent participle and gerund of box out
- boxing ringsplural of boxing ring: A space, usually square, with elastic ropes around the edge, in which a boxing match is fought.
- hot boxingpresent participle and gerund of hot box
- kick-boxingAlternative spelling of kickboxing: A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate, and especially boxing during the 1960s to 1970s; more generally, any stand-up combat sport that combines kicks and punches.
- Thai boxingSynonym of Muay Thai: A sport practiced in Thailand which is similar to boxing but also allows strikes with the shins, feet, elbows, and knees.
- soft boxingA form of martial art in which the goal is throwing one's opponent off balance by means of pushes and pulls, as opposed to incapacitating one's opponent out with kicks and punches.
- drunken boxingAny style of Chinese martial arts that imitates the movements of a drunk person; Drunken Fist.
- white-collar boxingThe sport of boxing performed by participants from white-collar professions, usually without prior experience.
- boxing kangarooA kangaroo trained to box against human opponents as a sideshow attraction.
- Boxing NightThe night following Boxing Day (either 26 or 27 December), the traditional night for the first performance of a pantomime.
- Burmese boxingSynonym of lethwei: A full-contact combat sport from Myanmar, allowing headbutts alongside punches, kicks, elbows, and knees.
- boxing the compasspresent participle and gerund of box the compass
- foxy boxingA sports entertainment in which female boxers fight in skimpy outfits.
Compound words 24
- kickboxingA hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate, and especially boxing during the 1960s to 1970s; more generally, any stand-up combat sport that combines kicks and punches.
- shadowboxingA form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.
- antiboxingOpposing the sport of boxing.
- boxerciseA form of physical workout, combining boxing with aerobic exercise.
- nonboxingNot of or pertaining to the sport of boxing.
- postboxingAfter a career in the sport of boxing.
- letterboxingpresent participle and gerund of letterbox
- beatboxingThe practice of using one’s mouth, lips, tongue, voice, etc. as a percussive instrument to create beats, rhythms and melodies for music, mainly hip hop.
- sandboxingpresent participle and gerund of sandbox
- autoboxingAutomatic boxing, the implicit conversion of primitive data types to wrapper objects.