shadowbox
shadowbox · shadowboxes · shadowboxed · shadowboxing
To display in a shadowboxTo display in a shadowbox.
Meaning
4 sensesTo display in a shadowbox.
To practice moves without an actual opponent, often in front of a mirror.
He was shadowboxing to keep fit and practice before the big fight.
go through boxing motions without an opponent
To engage in evasive maneuvers; to avoid addressing something directly.
(figuratively)To argue with an imaginary enemy.
Origin
From shadow + box (“cuboid container”). From shadow + box (“to fight in a boxing match”).From shadow + box (“cuboid container”).
From shadow + box (“to fight in a boxing match”).
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Forms
shadowboxes, shadowboxing, shadowboxed, shadowboxed| Base form | shadowbox · to shadowbox |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shadowboxes |
| Present participle | shadowboxing |
| Past simple | shadowboxed |
| Past participle | shadowboxed |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedshadowboxing
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle