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BOXED-IN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does boxed-in mean? 

BOXED-IN (adjective)
  The adjective BOXED-IN has 1 sense:

1. enclosed in or as if in a boxplay

  Familiarity information: BOXED-IN used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BOXED-IN (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Enclosed in or as if in a box

Synonyms:

boxed; boxed-in; boxed in

Context example:

felt boxed in by the traffic

Similar:

enclosed (closed in or surrounded or included within)


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