outbox

¹ American  

[out-boks] / ˈaʊtˌbɒks /

Or out-box

noun

outboxes plural

1. a boxlike tray, basket, or the like, as on a desk, for holding outgoing mail, messages, or work.

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outbox ² American  

[out-boks] / ˌaʊtˈbɒks /

verb (used with object)

outboxes, present (3rd person singular) outboxed, past participle, past outboxing present participle

1. to surpass in boxing.

   I've seen the champ outbox better fighters than this one.

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outbox British  

/ ˈaʊtˌbɒks /

noun

1. (on a computer) a folder in a mailbox in which outgoing messages are stored and displayed

2. a US and Canadian name for out-tray

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• outboxes
  plural

Participles

• outboxing
  present
• outboxed
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• outbox
  simple
• outboxes
  simple
• have outboxed
  perfect
• has outboxed
  perfect
• am outboxing
  progressive
• are outboxing
  progressive
• is outboxing
  progressive
• have been outboxing
  perfect progressive
• has been outboxing
  perfect progressive

Past

• outboxed
  simple
• had outboxed
  perfect
• was outboxing
  progressive
• were outboxing
  progressive
• had been outboxing
  perfect progressive

Future

• will outbox
  simple
• will have outboxed
  perfect
• will be outboxing
  progressive
• will have been outboxing
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of outbox¹

First recorded in 1970–75; out- + box ¹

Origin of outbox²

First recorded in 1860–65; out- + box ²

Example Sentences

Featherweight Raven Chapman: "Fury will outbox Uysk, keeping him long by using his size and reach advantage. Fury will win on points."

From BBC • May 16, 2024

However, Joshua has been criticised for being too gun-shy in his approach since losing to Ruiz, opting to outbox rather than bulldoze his opponents.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2023

Try to score on the power play with all the futility of a sea otter attempting to outbox a kangaroo.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2022

What we saw instead was a tentative fighter who tried to outbox arguably one of the sport's greatest technical boxers.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2022

He pushed the barn door open and walked over to a box on the desk in there marked outbox.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones