fox (n.)

  1. alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

  2. a shifty deceptive person

    [ Syn: dodger , slyboots ]

  3. the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox

  4. English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)

    [ Syn: fox , charles james fox ]

  5. English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)

    [ Syn: fox , george fox ]

  6. a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River

    [ Syn: fox ]

  7. the Algonquian language of the Fox

    [ Syn: fox ]

    fox (v.)

  1. deceive somebody; We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week

    [ Syn: flim-flam , play a joke on , play tricks , trick , fob , pull a fast one on , play a trick on ]

  2. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; These questions confuse even the experts; This question completely threw me; This question befuddled even the teacher

    [ Syn: confuse , throw , befuddle , fuddle , bedevil , confound , discombobulate ]

  3. become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

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