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Definition of shadowbox verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

shadowbox

verb

NAmE//ˈʃædoʊˌbɑks//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they shadowbox he / she / it shadowboxes past simple shadowboxed -ing form shadowboxing

to box with an imaginary opponent, especially for physical exercise or in order to train

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shadowboxing

noun [uncountable]

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