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Fox

(fŏks)

n. pl. Fox or Fox·es

1. A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting various parts of southern Michigan, southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and eastern Iowa, with present-day populations in central Iowa and with the Sauk in Oklahoma.

2. The Algonquian language of the Fox.

[Translation of French Renards, foxes, perhaps translation of Fox wa·koše·haki, foxes (applied as a name to a clan with the totem of a fox).]

fox

(fŏks)

1. pl. fox·es also fox

a. Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae and especially of the genus Vulpes, found worldwide and characteristically having upright ears, a pointed snout, and a long bushy tail.

b. The fur of one of these mammals.

2. A crafty, sly, or clever person.

3. Slang A sexually attractive person.

4. Nautical Small cordage made by twisting together two or more strands of tarred yarn.

5. Archaic A sword.

v. foxed, fox·ing, fox·es

v.tr.

1. To trick or fool by ingenuity or cunning; outwit.

2. To baffle or confuse.

3. To make (beer) sour by fermenting.

4. To repair (a shoe) by attaching a new upper.

5. Obsolete To intoxicate.

v.intr.

1. To act slyly or craftily.

2. To turn sour in fermenting. Used of beer.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

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fox

(fɒks)

n, pl foxes or fox

1. (Animals) any canine mammal of the genus Vulpes and related genera. They are mostly predators that do not hunt in packs and typically have large pointed ears, a pointed muzzle, and a bushy tail.

2. (Animals) the fur of any of these animals, usually reddish-brown or grey in colour

3. a person who is cunning and sly

4. slang chiefly US a sexually attractive woman

5. (Bible) Bible

a. a jackal

b. an image of a false prophet

6. (Nautical Terms) nautical small stuff made from yarns twisted together and then tarred

7. (tr) to perplex or confound: to fox a person with a problem.

8. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to cause (paper, wood, etc) to become discoloured with spots, or (of paper, etc) to become discoloured, as through mildew

9. (tr) to trick; deceive

10. (intr) to act deceitfully or craftily

11. (tr) informal Austral to pursue stealthily; tail

12. (tr) informal Austral to chase and retrieve (a ball)

13. (tr) obsolete to befuddle with alcoholic drink

[Old English; related to Old High German fuhs, Old Norse fōa fox, Sanskrit puccha tail; see vixen]

ˈfoxˌlike adj

Fox

(fɒks)

npl Fox or Foxes

1. (Peoples) a member of a North American Indian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River

2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

Fox

(fɒks)

1. (Biography) Charles James. 1749–1806, British Whig statesman and orator. He opposed North over taxation of the American colonies and Pitt over British intervention against the French Revolution. He advocated parliamentary reform and the abolition of the slave trade

2. (Biography) George. 1624–91, English religious leader; founder (1647) of the Society of Friends (Quakers)

3. (Biography) Terry, full name Terrance Stanley Fox (1958–81). Canadian athlete: he lost a leg to cancer and subsequently attempted a coast-to-coast run across Canada to raise funds for cancer research

4. (Biography) Vicente (Spanish viˈθɛnte). born 1942, Mexican politician; president of Mexico (2000-06)

5. (Biography) Sir William. 1812–93, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1856; 1861–62; 1869–72; 1873)

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fox

(fɒks)

n., pl. fox•es, (esp. collectively) fox,
n.

1. any of several small carnivores of the dog family, Canidae, esp. those of the genus Vulpes, having a sharply pointed muzzle and a long bushy tail.

2. the fur of this animal.

3. a cunning or crafty person.

4. Slang. a physically attractive young person, esp. a woman.

v.t.

5. to deceive or trick.

6. to repair or trim (a shoe) with leather or other material on the upper front.

7. Obs. to intoxicate or befuddle.

[before 900; Middle English, Old English; c. Old Saxon vohs, Old High German fuhs]

fox′like`, adj.

Fox

(fɒks)
n., pl. Fox•es, (esp. collectively) Fox.

1. a member of an American Indian people residing in Wisconsin at time of first contact, and later confined to a single settlement in E Iowa.

2. the Algonquian language shared by the Fox, Sauk, and Kickapoo.

Fox

(fɒks)

n.

1. Charles James, 1749–1806, British statesman.

2. George, 1624–91, English religious leader: founder of the Society of Friends.

3. Vicente, born 1942, Mexican politician: president of Mexico since 2000.

fox

(fŏks)

Any of various meat-eating mammals related to the dogs and wolves. Foxes usually have upright ears, a pointed snout, and a long bushy tail.

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fox

Past participle: foxed
Gerund: foxing

Imperative
fox
fox

Present
I fox
you fox
he/she/it foxes
we fox
you fox
they fox

Preterite
I foxed
you foxed
he/she/it foxed
we foxed
you foxed
they foxed

Present Continuous
I am foxing
you are foxing
he/she/it is foxing
we are foxing
you are foxing
they are foxing

Present Perfect
I have foxed
you have foxed
he/she/it has foxed
we have foxed
you have foxed
they have foxed

Past Continuous
I was foxing
you were foxing
he/she/it was foxing
we were foxing
you were foxing
they were foxing

Past Perfect
I had foxed
you had foxed
he/she/it had foxed
we had foxed
you had foxed
they had foxed

Future
I will fox
you will fox
he/she/it will fox
we will fox
you will fox
they will fox

Future Perfect
I will have foxed
you will have foxed
he/she/it will have foxed
we will have foxed
you will have foxed
they will have foxed

Future Continuous
I will be foxing
you will be foxing
he/she/it will be foxing
we will be foxing
you will be foxing
they will be foxing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been foxing
you have been foxing
he/she/it has been foxing
we have been foxing
you have been foxing
they have been foxing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been foxing
you will have been foxing
he/she/it will have been foxing
we will have been foxing
you will have been foxing
they will have been foxing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been foxing
you had been foxing
he/she/it had been foxing
we had been foxing
you had been foxing
they had been foxing

Conditional
I would fox
you would fox
he/she/it would fox
we would fox
you would fox
they would fox

Past Conditional
I would have foxed
you would have foxed
he/she/it would have foxed
we would have foxed
you would have foxed
they would have foxed

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Noun	1.	fox - alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs canid, canine - any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles vixen - a female fox Reynard - a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox' Vulpes vulpes, red fox - the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species Vulpes fulva, red fox - New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old World fox prairie fox, Vulpes velox, kit fox - small grey fox of the plains of western North America kit fox, Vulpes macrotis - small grey fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox Alopex lagopus, Arctic fox, white fox - thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter gray fox, grey fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus - dark grey American fox; from Central America through southern United States
	2.	fox - a shifty deceptive person dodger, slyboots beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
	3.	fox - the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox fur, pelt - the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
	4.	Fox - English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806) Charles James Fox
	5.	Fox - English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691) George Fox
	6.	Fox - a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River Algonquian, Algonquin - a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
	7.	Fox - the Algonquian language of the Fox Algonquian language, Algonquin, Algonquian - family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains
Verb	1.	fox - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick, flim-flam, fob, play a joke on cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with snooker - fool or dupe; "He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk"
	2.	fox - 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" befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, bedevil, fuddle, throw demoralize - confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office" bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" disorient, disorientate - cause to be lost or disoriented be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	3.	fox - become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots spot - become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"

fox

noun reynard footprints of badgers and foxes

Related words
adjective vulpine
male dog
female vixen
young cub, kit
collective noun skulk
habitation earth

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Translations

ثَعْلَبفَرْو الثَّعْلَبيَخْدَع، يَغُش

лисица

liškaoklamatzmástkočkališčí

rævforvirre

Fuchs hereinlegen

αλεπού

vulpo

zorro zorra confundir dejar perplejo despistar

rebane

روباه

kettukelmi

renard goupil mystifier

लोमड़ी

lisica

rókarókaprém

refaskinnrefurtófatófa, refur

volpe ingannare essere in difficolt...

キツネ

여우

vulpes

foksterjeraslapėlapėslapinaslapiškas

lapsalapsas-piekrāptpiemānīt

vulpe

лиса лисица ловкий плут красавица

líščí

lisica

räv

mbweha

สุนัขจิ้งจอก

tilkitilkiye aitfaka bastırmak

con cáo

狐狸狐狸的使混乱

fox

[fɒks]

A. N

1. (= dog fox) → zorro m; (= female fox) → zorra f

2. (fig) (= cunning person) → zorro m
he's an old fox → es un viejo zorro

B. VT (esp Brit) (= deceive) → engañar; (= puzzle) → dejar perplejo a
this will fox them → esto les despistará
you had me completely foxed there → eso me tuvo completamente despistado

C. CPD fox cub N → cachorro m (de zorro)
fox fur N → piel f de zorro
fox terrier N → foxterrier m, perro m raposero or zorrero

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fox

[ˈfɒks]

n → renard m

vt → dérouterfox fur n → renard m

fox

(lit, fig) → Fuchs m; he’s a sly fox (fig) → er ist ein schlauer Fuchs

(= fox fur) → Fuchs(pelz) m

(dated US inf: = sexy woman) → scharfes Weib (inf)

vt (= deceive) → täuschen, reinlegen (inf); (= bewilder) → verblüffen; that’s foxed you, hasn’t it? → da bist du baff, was? (inf)

fox

fox cub

n → Fuchsjunge(s) nt, → Fuchswelpe m

foxglove

n (Bot) → Fingerhut m

foxhole

→ Fuchsbau m

(Mil) → Schützengraben m, → Schützenloch nt

foxhound

n → Fuchshund m

fox hunt

n → Fuchsjagd f

vi → auf (die) Fuchsjagd gehen

fox-hunting

n → Fuchsjagd f; to go fox → auf die or zur Fuchsjagd gehen

fox terrier

n → Foxterrier m

foxtrot

n → Foxtrott m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fox

[fɒks]

1. n → volpe f
a sly fox (fig) → una volpe, un furbacchione

2. vt (puzzle) → lasciare perplesso/a, confondere; (deceive) → ingannare

fox

(foks) – plural ˈfoxes – noun

a type of reddish-brown wild animal which looks like a dog.

adjective

fox-fur.

verb

to puzzle or confuse. She was completely foxed.

ˈfoxy adjective

1. clever in a deceitful way. He's a foxy fellow.

2. like a fox. She had rather foxy features.

ˈfoxhound noun

a kind of dog trained to chase foxes.

fox terrier

a kind of dog formerly trained to drive foxes out of their holes in the ground.

fox

→ ثَعْلَب liška ræv Fuchs αλεπού zorro kettu renard lisica volpe キツネ 여우 vos rev lis raposa лиса räv สุนัขจิ้งจอก tilki con cáo 狐狸

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Then the gardener's eldest son set out and thought to find the golden bird very easily; and when he had gone but a little way, he came to a wood, and by the side of the wood he saw a fox sitting; so he took his bow and made ready to shoot at it.

He met the fox, who gave him the good advice: but when he came to the two inns, his eldest brother was standing at the window where the merrymaking was, and called to him to come in; and he could not withstand the temptation, but went in, and forgot the golden bird and his country in the same manner.

However, at last it was agreed he should go, for he would not rest at home; and as he came to the wood, he met the fox, and heard the same good counsel.

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In the center was a large fox's head, and the fox wore a shrewd and knowing expression and had large spectacles over its eyes and a small golden crown with shiny points on top of its head.

Over each doorway was carved a head representing the fox who lived in that house, this effect being quite pretty and unusual.

They were all interested, and Toto was so excited he wanted to bark every minute and to chase and fight every fox he caught sight of; but Dorothy held his little wiggling body fast in her arms and commanded him to be good and behave himself.

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Fire Eater gives Pinocchio five gold pieces for his father, Geppetto; but the Marionette meets a Fox and a Cat and follows them

He had gone barely half a mile when he met a lame Fox and a blind Cat, walking together like two good friends.

"Good morning, Pinocchio," said the Fox, greeting him courteously.

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A moment later he heard a cry from the wooded ravine that a fox had been found, and the whole pack, joining together, rushed along the ravine toward the ryefield and away from Nicholas.

He saw the whips in their red caps galloping along the edge of the ravine, he even saw the hounds, and was expecting a fox to show itself at any moment on the ryefield opposite.

The huntsman standing in the hollow moved and loosed his borzois, and Nicholas saw a queer, short-legged red fox with a fine brush going hard across the field.