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box up

VERB

bottle up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

repress suppress

WEAK

bring to naught check collar contain coop up cork corner cover up cramp curb enclose entrap hold back hold down hold in keep back keep feeling inside oneself keep secret restrain restrict shut in trap

Antonyms

STRONGEST

let go

WEAK

confide reveal tell

VERB

cramp

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clog constrain hamper hinder restrain shackle

STRONG

check circumscribe clamp confine encumber fasten grip hamstring impede inhibit limit object obstruct restrict stymie thwart

WEAK

bottle up coop up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free let go

STRONG

aid allow assist encourage forward help liberate loosen open promote release support unfasten unlock

VERB

enclose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

block off encase encircle encompass hem in insert wrap

STRONG

blockade bound cage circle circumscribe confine corral cover enfold enshroud environ fence hedge imbue immure implant impound imprison include induct intern jail limit mew pen restrict veil

WEAK

close in coop fence off lock in lock up mure set apart shut in wall in

Antonyms

STRONG

exclude face free let go liberate meet reject release reveal set free

WEAK

unloose

VERB

mew

Synonyms

STRONG

blockade bound cage circle circumscribe confine coop corral cover encase encircle encompass enfold enshroud environ fence hedge imbue immure implant impound imprison include induct insert intern jail limit pen restrict veil wall wrap

WEAK

block off close in fence off hem in lock in lock up mure set apart shut in shut up wall in

Antonyms

STRONG

exclude face free let go liberate meet reject release reveal set free take out uncover unwrap

VERB

restrain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confine constrain control curb curtail detain deter govern hamper hinder inhibit keep down kill limit prevent repress restrict subdue suppress

STRONG

arrest bind bridle chain check circumscribe contain control cool cork debar delimit direct fetter gag guide harness hold impound imprison jail keep manacle muzzle pinion proscribe stay

WEAK

bottle up choke back crack down hem in hogtie keep in line lock up pull back sit on tie down tie up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid allow assist encourage free help let go liberate permit promote release start turn on

STRONG

abandon forsake give up leave loose loosen misguide mislead neglect set free

Example Sentences

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Or are they going to open that box up?

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2024

As we box up our leftovers, Thiessen walks me through the possibilities for next-day meals from each dish.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Unlike rice or cushions or clarinets, you can’t box up surplus electricity for later.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

In the kitchen, pots of Ukrainian beetroot soup and fruit compote bubble away, as staff box up portions of pork ribs and pasta.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2022

I double-check that Zack packed the box up correctly and discover he had included three bags of marshmallows and no green beans.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

box up

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