- to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
- to evade or avoid direct or decisive action.
- a shallow, rectangular frame fronted with a glass panel, used to show and at the same time protect items on display, as paintings, coins, or jewelry.
- to practise blows and footwork against an imaginary opponent
- to act or speak unconvincingly, without saying what one means, etc
