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fox Definition

• (n) alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
• (n) a shifty deceptive person
• (n) the gray or reddish-brown fur of a fox
• (n) English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
• (n) English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)
• (n) a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
• (n) the Algonquian language of the Fox people
• (v) deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
• (v) 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"
• (v) become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

fox Synonyms

• bedevil
• befuddle
• Charles James Fox
• confound
• confuse
• discombobulate
• dodger
• fob
• fox
• fuddle
• George Fox
• play a trick on
• pull a fast one on
• slyboots
• throw
• trick