noun
carton, crate, case, receptacle; see case 7.
in difficulty, in a predicament, at an impasse, in a fix*; see in trouble 1 at trouble.
verb
To enclose in a box
pack, confine, package, crate; see pack 2, wrap 2.
To fight for sport
spar, punch, slug, hit, cuff, fight, cross gloves*, mix punches*, scrap*, swap punches*, duke*.
See box in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
A difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition:
A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand:
To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand:
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