shadowbox

[ shad-oh-boks ]
/ ˈʃæd oʊˌbɒks /

verb (used without object)

to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
to evade or avoid direct or decisive action.

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Origin of shadowbox

First recorded in 1915–20; shadow + box2

Words nearby shadowbox

shadow play, shadow price, shadow roll, shadow test, shadow-box, shadowbox, shadowed, shadowgraph, shadowing, shadowland, shadowy
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