box in

encerrar, bloquear

Impedir que alguien o algo se mueva rodeándolo de obstáculos.

En inglés sencillo: To stop someone or something from moving by surrounding them with things that block the way.

• Don't box my car in.
• Two police cars boxed the van in.
• We were boxed in by parked trucks.

Cómo se usa: box someone/something in (A delivery truck boxed my car in.)

Sinónimos: trap, block in, surround

Antónimos: free

Expresiones frecuentes: box in someone, box in vehicles

limitar, restringir

Limitar lo que alguien puede hacer, pensar o decir.

En inglés sencillo: To limit what someone can do, think, or say.

• Don't let labels box you in.
• Her family's expectations boxed her in.
• The contract has boxed us in creatively.

Cómo se usa: box someone in (These strict rules box teachers in.)

Sinónimos: restrict, limit, constrain

Antónimos: liberate

Expresiones frecuentes: box in someone, box in artists

encuadrar, enmarcar

Dibujar un cuadrado o un rectángulo alrededor de algo en una página.

En inglés sencillo: Draw a square or rectangle around something on a page.

• Box in your answer.
• She boxed in the date on the form.
• Have you boxed the correct section in?

Cómo se usa: box something in (Box the important words in with a pencil.)

Sinónimos: frame, enclose

Expresiones frecuentes: box in an answer, box something in