boy
/bɔɪ/ verb C2- To act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage).
He/she/it boys · Past boyed · Past participle boyed · -ing form boying
Verb forms
- Base form
- boy
- He/she/it
- boys
- Past
- boyed
- Past participle
- boyed
- -ing form
- boying
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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## The Boy and the Filberts
A BOY put his hand into a pitcher full of filberts.
He was a tall boy, with curly brown hair, roguish hazel eyes, and a mouth twisted into a teasing smile.
## The Boy Hunting Locusts
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