Usually means: Surround and restrict movement tightly.
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  1. box in: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. box in: Vocabulary.com
  3. box in: Wiktionary
  4. box in: Dictionary.com
  5. box in: Rhymezone
  6. box in: Free Dictionary
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  8. box in: Dictionary/thesaurus

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  1. box in: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (box in)

verb:  (transitive) To enclose by drawing a box around.
verb:  (transitive) To trap or immobilize something, usually a vehicle, by placing obstacles, usually other vehicles, around it to obstruct its free movement.
verb:  (transitive, figuratively) To limit someone's freedom of thought, movement, expression, etc.

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