Fox - Definition
fox
n 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 [syn: dodger, fox, slyboots]
3: the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
4: English statesman who supported American independence and the
French Revolution (1749-1806) [syn: Fox, Charles James
Fox]
5: English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends
(1624-1691) [syn: Fox, 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
v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking
that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: flim-flam,
play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox,
pull a fast one on, play a trick on]
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" [syn: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle,
fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate]
3: become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots