foxes Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
   fox.
   
2. noun a shifty deceptive person
   dodger; fox; slyboots.
   
3. noun the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
   fox.
   
4. noun English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
   Fox; Charles James Fox.
   
5. noun English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)
   George Fox; Fox.
   
6. noun a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
   Fox.
   
7. noun the Algonquian language of the Fox
   Fox.
   
8. verb deceive somebody
   play tricks; flim-flam; play a joke on; fox; pull a fast one on; trick; play a trick on; fob.
   
   • We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week
9. verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
   bedevil; discombobulate; confuse; fox; confound; befuddle; fuddle; throw.
   
   • These questions confuse even the experts
   • This question completely threw me
   • This question befuddled even the teacher
10. verb become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
    fox.
    

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