fox

noun21

1. •
   an animal in the same family as the dog and the wolf, with a thin pointed nose and a long hairy tail
2. •
   Any member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox.

   • A group of foxes is called a skulk. — 2019
3. •
   The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.

   • It was earliest morning, when even small trees cast long shadows and scarlet foxes trot denward through the dew like flecks of fire. — 1987
4. •
   Other canines that resemble true foxes, of the genera Cerdocyon, Lycalopex, Otocyon, and Urocyon.
5. •
   (figurative) A cunning person.
6. •
   (slang, figurative) A physically attractive person, typically a woman.

   • And Jerry was cute, you know, I liked him, but Frank was a total fox. And he was rougher than Jerry, you know, not so cultured. — 1993
7. •
   The fur of a fox.
8. •
   Someone connected with Leicester City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
9. •
   A radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter F.
10. •
    A fox terrier.
11. •
    (Australia) A flying fox.
12. •
    Someone who fuses many different influences and concepts in their philosophy or worldview.

    • Austin was patiently and painstakingly concerned with truth within limitations. He was a hedgehog, not a fox. — 1970
13. •
    Air-to-air weapon launched.

    • Got a lock! Fox, Fox! — 2007
14. •
    A hidden radio transmitter, finding which is the goal of radiosport.

    • Locating a hidden transmitter (the fox) has been a popular ham activity for many years. — 2006
15. •
    (slang, figurative) A person with reddish brown hair, typically a woman.
16. •
    (old-fashioned) Ellipsis of Fox Indian (“a member of the Outagamie or Meskwaki, a Native American people”).
17. •
    The fourteenth Lenormand card.
18. •
    A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it.
19. •
    A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats, sennits, and gaskets.
20. •
    The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color.
21. •
    (no longer used) A sword; so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox.

    • Thou diest on point of fox. — 1599

verb10

1. •
   To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
2. •
   To confuse or baffle (someone).

   • This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me.
3. •
   To sham, to dissemble.

   • He was not foxing. No, no: he was sick really. — 1916
4. •
   To act slyly or craftily.
5. •
   To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity. (See foxing.)

   • The pages of the book show distinct foxing.
6. •
   (old-fashioned) To cheat or rob.
7. •
   To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.

   • I drank […] so much wine that I was almost foxed. — 1661
8. •
   To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
9. •
   To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.
10. •
    To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.

noun1

1. •
   Acronym of forkhead box protein.