emboîter — meaning in English

English meaning

• box noun A rigid container, typically rectangular, with a lid or flaps, used to hold or transport things.
• nest noun A structure built by a bird (or other animal) to hold eggs and raise young.

Senses

emboîter is used for these senses in English:

• box (transitive) To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
• box in (transitive) To enclose by drawing a box around.
• nest (transitive) To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).

box — full definition

1. noun A rigid container, typically rectangular, with a lid or flaps, used to hold or transport things.
2. verb To put something into a box or boxes.
3. verb To fight an opponent using the fists, typically wearing padded gloves, as a sport.

nest — full definition

1. noun A structure built by a bird (or other animal) to hold eggs and raise young.
2. noun A cozy or secure home, or a hidden base for something (often negative), such as a gang's hideout.
3. verb To build or settle into a nest, or to fit smaller things inside larger ones.

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