Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To spar with an imaginary opponent, as for exercise or training purposes.
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- noun A
diorama - verb boxing, martial arts To practice moves without an actual opponent, often in front of a mirror.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb go through boxing motions without an opponent
Etymologies
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Examples
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I'm assuming it's permanently mounted in the "shadowbox," so no one can get stabbed by it...but what an odd thing to memorialize from this film.
Archive 2006-04-23 2006
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I'm assuming it's permanently mounted in the "shadowbox," so no one can get stabbed by it...but what an odd thing to memorialize from this film.
Archive 2006-04-23 2006
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I was surprised that the place was half-full, permitting one bouncer the space and lack of supervision to shadowbox.
Jelena Darling: Bush Tetras, Live and Well Jelena Darling 2011
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I was surprised that the place was half-full, permitting one bouncer the space and lack of supervision to shadowbox.
Jelena Darling: Bush Tetras, Live and Well Jelena Darling 2011
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I already have a 120 pound lab/st. bernard, but she's a sissy; already have fenced in yard in shadowbox style; already armed with a baseball bat at the backdoor in the mud room; and intend to go to Dundee Mich to Cabelas to get a moultrie camera based upon your suggestion.
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I was surprised that the place was half-full, permitting one bouncer the space and lack of supervision to shadowbox.
Jelena Darling: Bush Tetras, Live and Well Jelena Darling 2011
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I was surprised that the place was half-full, permitting one bouncer the space and lack of supervision to shadowbox.
Jelena Darling: Bush Tetras, Live and Well Jelena Darling 2011
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I was surprised that the place was half-full, permitting one bouncer the space and lack of supervision to shadowbox.
Jelena Darling: Bush Tetras, Live and Well Jelena Darling 2011
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I stopped in front of the last item on the wall; a sizable shadowbox.
Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011
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I was surprised that the place was half-full, permitting one bouncer the space and lack of supervision to shadowbox.
Jelena Darling: Bush Tetras, Live and Well Jelena Darling 2011
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