shadowbox
to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
to evade or avoid direct or decisive action.
Origin of shadowbox
1Other definitions for shadow box (2 of 2)
a shallow, rectangular frame fronted with a glass panel, used to show and at the same time protect items on display, as paintings, coins, or jewelry.
Origin of shadow box
2- Also called shadow box frame .
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How to use shadowbox in a sentence
The big stones formed a sort of shadow box, causing the markings to appear in bold relief.
Tom Slade on Mystery Trail | Percy Keese FitzhughOne day we took the board out and had it framed under glass, with a double, deep-shadow box.
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British Dictionary definitions for shadow-box
boxing to practise blows and footwork against an imaginary opponent
to act or speak unconvincingly, without saying what one means, etc: he's just shadow-boxing
Derived forms of shadow-box
- shadow-boxing, noun
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