The difference between Box out and Hotbox

When used as verbs, box out means to position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound, whereas hotbox means to smoke marijuana in a small confined area, such as the inside of a car, until it is full of smoke, thereby purportedly intensifying the drug's effects.


Hotbox is also noun with the meaning: a container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents. an oven.

check bellow for the other definitions of Box out and Hotbox

  1. Box out as a verb (basketball):

    To position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound.

  2. Box out as a verb (transitive, figurative, by extension):

    To arrange a situation so as to exclude (someone).

  1. Hotbox as a noun:

    A container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents. An oven.

  2. Hotbox as a noun (engineering):

    An overheated shaft bearing.

  1. Hotbox as a verb:

    To smoke marijuana in a small confined area, such as the inside of a car, until it is full of smoke, thereby purportedly intensifying the drug's effects.

  2. Hotbox as a verb:

    To put out a cigarette just before entering a vehicle, then expel smoke in the vehicle.

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