Meaning of fox in English
Verb
foxDefinitions
1. deceive somebodyExamples
- « We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week »
- 2. be confusing or perplexing to
Examples
- « cause to be unable to think clearly »
- « These questions confuse even the experts »
- « This question completely threw me »
- « This question befuddled even the teacher »
- 3. become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
Noun
foxEtymology
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vos and German FuchsDefinitions
1. alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tailExamples
- « most are predators that do not hunt in packs »
- 2. a shifty deceptive person
- 3. the gray or reddish-brown fur of a fox
- 4. English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
- 5. English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)
- 6. a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
- 7. the Algonquian language of the Fox people