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outbox
(out|box)
Pronunciation:
/ˈaʊtbɒks/
noun
North American
an out tray.
a folder in which emails written by an individual are held before being sent.
verb
[
with object
]
Boxing
defeat (an opponent) by superior boxing ability:
I don’t think he could stand back and try to outbox Leonard; he wasn’t big enough to do that
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