box in
phrasal verb
boxed in; boxing in; boxes in
: to surround (someone or something) and make movement difficult
The other bicyclists boxed her in and she couldn't move ahead.
—usually used as (be) boxed inWe were boxed in and couldn't get out of our parking space.
—sometimes used figurativelyI feel boxed in by all these rules.
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No babies have been surrendered at those seven other boxes in Missouri and Kansas.
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
One box in particular caught her eye, a bridal box designed for preserving a wedding dress.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
That fall, the team met in their offices in a midtown high-rise — a glass box that like most other glass boxes in the area was hermetically sealed.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Mar. 2025
Knowing that the vehicle could attempt to flee again, troopers followed the car toward the intersection of Route 6 and Maple Street in Killingly as additional units approached the area in an attempt to box in the vehicle, state police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
One box in particular caught her eye, a bridal box designed for preserving a wedding dress.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
That fall, the team met in their offices in a midtown high-rise — a glass box that like most other glass boxes in the area was hermetically sealed.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Mar. 2025
Knowing that the vehicle could attempt to flee again, troopers followed the car toward the intersection of Route 6 and Maple Street in Killingly as additional units approached the area in an attempt to box in the vehicle, state police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Box in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20in. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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