box out

verb

To position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound.

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Meanings

verbbox out (third-person singular simple present boxes out, present participle boxing out, simple past and past participle boxed out)

present singular third person boxes out · participle present boxing out · participle past boxed out · past boxed out

  1. ball gamesTo position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound.
  2. broadlyfigurativelytransitiveTo arrange a situation so as to exclude (someone).

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

box out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20out

MLA

“box out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “box out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20out.

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