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| fox [ foks ] |
noun (plural foxes) |
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1. wild animal with bushy tail: a carnivorous animal of the dog family that has a pointed muzzle, large ears, a long bushy tail, and usually reddish brown or gray fur. Foxes are found throughout most of the world and hunt alone, mainly at night, relying on cunning and an acute sense of hearing and smell. Genus Vulpes.
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2. fox fur: the fur of the fox
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3. trickster: a sly and cunning person
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informal
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4. good-looking person: a good-looking young person
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slang
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transitive verb (past and past participle foxed, present participle fox·ing, 3rd person present singular fox·es) |
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1. deceive or outwit somebody: to deceive or outwit somebody by means of sly trickery
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2. baffle somebody: to confuse or baffle somebody
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often passive
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| [ Old English, < Indo-European] |
