fox meaning and definition

FOX noun

Definition of fox (noun)

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
   • synonyms: 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)
   • synonyms: Charles James Fox
5. English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)
   • synonyms: George Fox
6. a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
7. the Algonquian language of the Fox

FOX verb

Definition of fox (verb)

1. deceive somebody
   • "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
   • synonyms: flim-flam, fob, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick
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"
   • synonyms: bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fuddle, throw
3. become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots