fox (
http://definr.com/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,
slyboots]
3: the gray 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 [syn:
Fox]
7: the Algonquian language of the Fox people [syn:
Fox]
v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that
class would be cancelled next week" [syn:
trick,
fob,
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,
befuddle,
fuddle,
bedevil,
confound,
discombobulate]
3: become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots