box /; AmE / noun, verb
■ noun [C]
BLACK BOX, CASH BOX, DIALOG BOX, DROP BOX, IN-BOX, LIST BOX, OUT-BOX, PO BOX, SET-TOP BOX, WITNESS BOX
1
a container made of wood, cardboard, metal, etc., with a flat stiff base and sides, often with a lid, that is used especially for holding solid things:
The goods will be shipped in cardboard boxes.
advertisements on cereal boxes
We have a suggestion box (= a box for collecting people's suggestions that have been written on pieces of paper) for feedback from our customers.
2
a box and its contents:
a box of chocolates
Boxes of tomatoes were stacked in a corner of the store.
3
a small square or similar shape on a page or a computer screen in which you write information or which you use to make a choice:
Write your name in the box.
Click on one of the boxes below to download the form. ◆ (BrE) Please tick the box if you do not wish to receive any advertising from us. ◆ (AmE) check the box
Put a cross in the appropriate box.
⇨ CHECKBOX
4 = BOX NUMBER
5
a computer system for storing messages:
The information will be sent directly to your email box.
To access your voicemail box, dial 4600. ⇨ INBOX
6 ( a prototype Philips box 7 a small area in a court or a theatre separated from where other people sit 8 an area of seats in a sports ground that is kept for a particular group of people and is separate from the seats that the public use: a corporate box the press box ⇨ OUT adj., THINK, TICK verb ■ verb [+ obj] box sth (up) to put sth in a box