3box verb
boxes; boxed; boxing : to participate in the sport of boxing : to fight with the hands often while wearing very thick gloves [no obj] ▪ His father taught him how to box when he was 12. [+ obj] ▪ Who did he box in his first fight? — see also kickboxing, shadowbox
box someone's ears
old-fashioned : to hit someone on the sides of the head or on the ears
▪ His mother threatened to box his ears if he misbehaved again.
▪ His mother threatened to box his ears if he misbehaved again.
— compare 2box
