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# boxers

noun, plural (boxers; a pair of boxers); singular «boxer» (a boxer, boxers)

«boxers» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Boxers (boxer shorts) are loose cotton underpants for men and boys that look like short shorts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boxers/#m1)
2. Boxers are people who fight with their fists in padded gloves in the sport of boxing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boxers/#m2)
3. A boxer is also a breed of strong, short-haired dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boxers/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it is mostly about underwear (in a clothes shop, laundry, packing for a trip) or about the sport of boxing. In stories it tells what someone is wearing or that people are fighting in a ring. Phrases: «a pair of boxers», «boxer shorts», «professional boxers», «a boxer dog».

### Examples

- He packed five pairs of boxers for the trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boxers/#x1)
- Dad walked around the house in his boxers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boxers/#x2)
- The two boxers touched gloves before the fight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boxers/#x3)
- Boxers train by skipping and running. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boxers/#x4)
- Our neighbour has a boxer called Max. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boxers/#x5)
- The boxer won by a knockout. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boxers/#x6)
- Boxer shorts are loose; briefs are tight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boxers/#x7)
- But on the way they stayed at the court of a king, and it happened that he was holding games, and giving prizes to the best runners, boxers, and quoit-throwers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boxers/#x8)

### Note

For underwear «boxers» is plural like «trousers»: «my boxers are clean», «a pair of boxers». For sport and dogs it is the normal plural of «boxer». Underwear talk can make children giggle; it is not rude, just private.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «boxers» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boxers/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«boxers» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/boxers.html) on Mova free.