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(basketball) To position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound.

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box out

Source Word

box out

Verb

broadly figuratively transitive

(basketball) To position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound.

Japanese Meaning

（バスケットボールで）リバウンドを取るために、相手選手とゴールの間に位置して、相手の動きを妨げる行為

In the final seconds, the power forward managed to box out the opponent and grab the rebound.

最後の数秒で、パワーフォワードは相手選手とゴールの間に自分の位置を取り、リバウンドを奪った。

Sense（1）

(basketball) To position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound.

Sense（2）

(transitive, figuratively, by extension) To arrange a situation so as to exclude (someone).

boxes out

（ present singular third-person ）

boxing out

（ participle present ）

boxed out

（ participle past ）

boxed out

（ past ）