fox

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /fɒks/, SAMPA: /fQks/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /fɑks/, SAMPA: /fAks/

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Noun

Singular fox

Plural foxes

1. A small wild animal that is like a dog.
2. (slang) A pretty woman.
3. A smart person who can trick other people.

Related words

• foxy
• foxhole
• foxtail
• foxtrot
• foxlike

Verb

Plain form fox

Third-person singular foxes

Past tense foxed

Past participle foxed

Present participle foxing

1. (transitive) If you fox someone, you trick them; you fool them.
2. (transitive) If something foxes you, it confuses or baffles you.

   This Sudoku puzzle foxes me.

Related words

• outfox