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to box in
01
to physically confine or surround a person or thing so closely that they cannot move away or escape
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
in
Base verb
box
Present tense
box in
3rd person singular
boxes in
Present participle
boxing in
Past simple
boxed in
Past participle
boxed in
Examples
The protesters felt boxed in by the police barriers.
02
to limit someone's choices, making it difficult for them to take the actions they intended
Examples
The new regulations boxed the company's expansion plans in.
