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fox en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/fɔks/ (Australia, British, Scotland, Southern, Standard)
/fɑks/ (General-American)
/fɒks/ (New-Zealand)
[fɔ̟ks] (New-Zealand)
/fɒks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz Old English fox Middle English fox English fox From Middle English fox, from Old English fox (“fox”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz (“fox”), from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”), possibly from *puḱ- (“tail”). Cognates Cognate with Yola vox, voxe (“fox”), North Frisian foos (“fox”), Saterland Frisian Foaks (“fox”), West Frisian foks (“fox”), Alemannic German Fuchs, Fugs, fuksch, fuks, fòcks, vucks (“fox”), Bavarian Fuchs, vucs, vuks (“fox”), Central Franconian Fuss (“fox”), Cimbrian buks, vuks (“fox”), Dutch vos (“fox”), German Fuchs (“fox”), Low German Voss (“fox”), Luxembourgish Fuuss (“fox”), Vilamovian füks (“fox”), Yiddish פֿוקס (fuks, “fox”), Norn fúa (“she-fox”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉 (fauhō, “fox”); also Bulgarian, Russian, and Ukrainian пух (pux, “down, fluff”), Polish puch (“down, fluff; snow”), Sanskrit पुच्छ (púccha, “tail; hind-part”) (whence Bengali পুচ্ছ (puccho, “tail”), Hindi पूँछ (pū̃ch), पूंछ (pūñch, “tail; rear of an object”), Pali puccha (“tail”), Punjabi ਪੂਛ (pūch, “tail”)). Philosophical sense from the 1953 essay The Hedgehog and the Fox by Isaiah Berlin. Military aviation sense from the pre-NATO military spelling alphabet where Fox represented F and was short for 'to fire'.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) A small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups: ▸ Any member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox.
- A group of foxes is called a skulk. 2019 June 6, “A gaggle, a confusion and a conspiracy - bizarre animal collective group names”, in BBC:
(countable, in particular, uncountable) A small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups: ▸ Any member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox. ▸ The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.
- They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too. 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], “The First Gun”, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC, page 1:
- It was earliest morning, when even small trees cast long shadows and scarlet foxes trot denward through the dew like flecks of fire. 1987, Gene Wolfe, chapter XXVIII, in The Urth of the New Sun, 1st US edition, New York: Tor Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 164:
- The fox went out on a chase one night, / he prayed to the Moon to give him light, / for he had many a mile to go that night / before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o. / He had many a mile to go that night / before he reached the town-o. 15ᵗʰ century, The Fox, verse 1
- The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
(countable, uncountable) A small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups: ▸ Other canines that resemble true foxes, of the genera Cerdocyon, Lycalopex, Otocyon, and Urocyon.
(uncountable) The fur of a fox.
(countable, uncountable) A fox terrier.
(Australia, countable, uncountable) A flying fox.
- Their screeches heralded excited talk from the hurrying troops, for flying fox is a delicacy. The densely-foliaged trees hedged a sombre pool, deep and quiet. As the slain foxes dropped into the water the snouts of river crocodiles popped up and devoured them. 1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 154:
(countable, uncountable) The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable) A cunning person.
- As for thee, false friend, subtle fox, unfaithful servant, this long time am I grown weary of thee slinking up and down my palace devising darkly things I know not: thou, that art nought akin to Witchland, but an outlander, a Goblin exile, a serpent warmed in my bosom to my hurt. 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 24:
(countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable) A physically attractive person, typically a woman.
- It wasn't just that Jayne was a fox – although, fuck, was she ever a fox. That arse, those tits, those lips. They could have a really good time together. 2012, Adele Parks, Still Thinking of You:
- 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, Laura Antoniou, The Marketplace, page 90:
(countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable) A person with reddish brown hair, typically a woman.
(countable, uncountable) A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats, sennits, and gaskets.
(countable, uncountable) A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it.
(countable, uncountable) 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, H. Ward Silver, The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual:
(countable, uncountable) The fourteenth Lenormand card.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) 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 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:
(countable, uncountable) Air-to-air weapon launched.
- Got a lock! Fox, Fox! 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: The Ark:
(countable, uncountable) 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, The Month:
- Dewey was a hedgehog rather than a fox; he spent his life trying to articulate and restate a single vision, and in the writings of his third decade he already exhibits the tension I have claimed to find in the later writings. 1992, J. E. Tiles, Jim E. Tiles, John Dewey, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 220:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
foxen	Number=Plur	dialectal, nonstandard	lexicographic
foxe		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
foxes	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (521)

trk-oat دلكو (Vulpes) · ru ло́вкий плут (cunning person) · tk tilki (Vulpes) · pl lisica (Vulpes) · mi pōkiha (Vulpes) · rsk лїшка (Vulpes) · av цер (Vulpes) · cel-gau louernos (Vulpes) · mnc ᡩᠣᠪᡳ (Vulpes) · fur bolp (Vulpes) · fr retors (cunning person) · ood gaso (Vulpes) · frm renard (Vulpes) · gl raposo (Vulpes) · non fóa (Vulpes) · sva მა̄ლ (Vulpes) · aaq kwɑ'ŋk'ʷsəs (Vulpes) · gl morlana (attractive woman) · ist bulpo (Vulpes) · fi kissa (attractive woman) · ml കുറുക്കൻ (Vulpes) · cy madyn (Vulpes) · rgn vùlpa (Vulpes) · gl renarte (Vulpes) · et rebane (Vulpes) · it gorpe (Vulpes) · kca-eas вө̆ӄи (Vulpes) · tyv дилги (Vulpes) · pao waŋ̇i’i (Vulpes) · niv кʼеӄ (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · twf tùxwána (Vulpes) · sv räv (cunning person) · ka გაიძვერა (cunning person) · wam wonksis (Vulpes) · kl terianniaq (Vulpes) · bg лиси́ча ко́жа (fox fur) · tr tilki (Vulpes) · bg мада́ма (attractive woman) · mag 𑂎𑂱𑂍𑂹𑂎𑂱𑂩 (Vulpes) · egl våulp (Vulpes) · sh lìsica (Vulpes) · de Fuchsmännchen (Vulpes) · bg ма́цка (attractive woman) · mez wa·koh (Vulpes) · gul fox (Vulpes) · sk kočka (attractive woman) · yue 狐狸 (Vulpes) · zh 狐狸 (Vulpes) · bg лиси́ца (cunning person) · dum vos (Vulpes) · apd بعشوم (Vulpes) · non refr (Vulpes) · kn ನರಿ (Vulpes) · cim vuks (Vulpes) · de Fuchs (cunning person) · sh лѝсица (Vulpes) · ast rapiegu (Vulpes) · mhr рывыж (Vulpes) · goh foha (Vulpes) · abe wôkwses (Vulpes) · ban rubah (Vulpes) · dta xunugw (Vulpes) · sh лѝсица (cunning person) · nb rev (Vulpes) · cho chula (Vulpes) · sco tod (Vulpes) · tl soro (Vulpes) · sv räv (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · xsr ཝ་གཟིག (Vulpes) · fy foks (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · vec bolpe (Vulpes) · pot wakwshe (Vulpes) · zza lû (diq) (cunning person) · ro vulpe (Vulpes) · udi шул (Vulpes) · ko 여우 (Vulpes) · pot wagosh (Vulpes) · mjy waugoosus (Vulpes) · ast rapiega (Vulpes) · ka მელა (cunning person) · sgs lapė (Vulpes) · is refur (Vulpes) · krl repo (Vulpes) · omq-sjq KtaqC (Vulpes) · ms موسڠ (Vulpes) · ar ثعلب (Vulpes) · lut sx̌ʷuʔx̌ʷuʔ (Vulpes) · ru лиси́ца (fox fur) · be ліс (Vulpes) · tt төлке (Vulpes) · pt raposa (Vulpes) · sk lišiak (Vulpes) · es zorra (Vulpes) · shi abaɣuɣ (Vulpes) · sjd рӣммьн (Vulpes) · pl lis (Vulpes) · ms musang (Vulpes) · clt cahnie (Vulpes) · sat ᱛᱩᱭᱩ (Vulpes) · fi ketunnahka (fox fur) · ru лиса́ (Vulpes) · tab ссол (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · xta ikuìì (Vulpes) · si නරියා (Vulpes) · frp renârd (Vulpes) · grc ἀλωπός (Vulpes) · es raposo (Vulpes) · sv räv (Vulpes) · es zorro (Vulpes) · ka მელია (Vulpes) · he שועל (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · abe ôkwses (Vulpes) · dar гурда (Vulpes) · ka მელა (Vulpes) · sce funiegve (Vulpes) · wal worakanaa (Vulpes) · chr ᏧᎳ (Vulpes) · gl crouco (cunning person) · ru лис (cunning person) · sk lišiak (cunning person) · sc grupi (Vulpes) · hy աղվես (Vulpes) · eve хули (Vulpes) · lad renar (Vulpes) · ee abei (Vulpes) · fy foks (Vulpes) · chy vóhkéso (Vulpes) · sw mbweha (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · fa دِلْکَش (attractive woman) · ani сори (Vulpes) · ps تروړۍ (Vulpes) · az tülkü (Vulpes) · ang fox (Vulpes) · kbd бажэ (Vulpes) · trw پوش (Vulpes) · kpv руч (Vulpes) · fr bombe (attractive woman) · sk líška (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · ru ли́сий мех (fox fur) · yag ĉilóea (Vulpes) · sc margiani (Vulpes) · xpq wôks (Vulpes) · se rieban (Vulpes) · br louarn (Vulpes) · shn မႃလိၼ် (Vulpes) · rsk ровка (Vulpes) · ja キツネ (Vulpes) · bgc लोबाँ (Vulpes) · ru лиси́ца (Vulpes) · lkt šungila (Vulpes) · fa نازَنین (attractive woman) · cs kočka (attractive woman) · ccc tus̈huli (Vulpes) · fj fokisi (Vulpes) · wuu 狐狸 (Vulpes) · zza lû (diq) (Vulpes) · be ліса́ (Vulpes) · ta நரி (Vulpes) · nnt waaks (Vulpes) · hu róka (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · bg лиси́ца (Vulpes) · ovd röv (Vulpes) · pt raposa (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · pqm qaqsoss (Vulpes) · nds Voss (Vulpes) · iro-min unõˀkwatkwá (Vulpes) · kxs fünigo (Vulpes) · aqc ссол (Vulpes) · gmh vuhs (Vulpes) · grc ἀλώπηξ (Vulpes) · mtq cảo (Vulpes) · ckt ятъёԓ (Vulpes) · pdt Foss (Vulpes) · ryu 狐 (Vulpes) · arp nouː (Vulpes) · hu cicababa (attractive woman) · si හිවලා (Vulpes) · lbj ཝ་ཙེ (Vulpes) · uk лиси́ця (Vulpes) · ks لوو (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · krc тюлкю (Vulpes) · bn শিয়াল (Vulpes) · ca guineu (Vulpes) · mjg-mgl funige (Vulpes) · vec bolp (Vulpes) · nn rev (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · udm ӟичы (Vulpes) · fr renard commun (Vulpes) · arc תעלא (Vulpes) · km កញ្ជ្រោង (Vulpes) · qu atuq (Vulpes) · mk лисица (cunning person) · orv лисъ (Vulpes) · nl schelm (cunning person) · fa روباه (Vulpes) · ast raposa (Vulpes) · sk líška (Vulpes) · cr ᒪᕁᐁᓰᐢ (Vulpes) · sw mbweha mwekundu (Vulpes) · rm vulp (Vulpes) · sw thalabu (Vulpes) · wam wonkqŭssis (Vulpes) · eu azeri (Vulpes) · fo revur (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · fro gupil (Vulpes) · sc marzane (Vulpes) · stq Foaks (Vulpes) · aho 𑜉𑜡 𑜎𑜢𑜃𑜫 (Vulpes) · udm ӟичы (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · pt raposa-vermelha (Vulpes) · ru плут (cunning person) · syl ꠢꠤꠀꠟ (Vulpes) · dlm bualp (Vulpes) · ckt чеԓгырэӄокаԓгын (Vulpes) · vot repo (Vulpes) · cy llwynog (cunning person) · khb ᦋᦲᧉᦈᦸᧅᧈ (Vulpes) · kw lowarn (Vulpes) · jv rubah (Vulpes) · fi kettu (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · ru лиса́ (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · ru хитре́ц (cunning person) · fa روبَه (Vulpes) · mk лисица (Vulpes) · ast raposu (Vulpes) · gl zaimo (cunning person) · jra mơja (Vulpes) · mt volpi (Vulpes) · yua chʼomak (Vulpes) · smn riemnjis (Vulpes) · nl vos (cunning person) · zza çermey lu (fox fur) · ru лис (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · rif ašɛeb (Vulpes) · ru красо́тка (attractive woman) · crx naŋʌz (Vulpes) · hai naĝatsʼíi (Vulpes) · ady баджэ (Vulpes) · ba төлкө (Vulpes) · de Fähe (Vulpes) · uz tulki (Vulpes) · ks لوو (Vulpes) · yur wergers (Vulpes) · lt lapinas (Vulpes) · af vos (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · da ræv (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · yol voxe (Vulpes) · wym füks (Vulpes) · hak 狐狸 (Vulpes) · pt matreiro (cunning person) · oc mandra (Vulpes) · da ræv (Vulpes) · tr tilki (cunning person) · es raposa (Vulpes) · es raboso (Vulpes) · wuh gha (Vulpes) · frr Fos (Vulpes) · af skelm (cunning person) · pt raposa velha (cunning person) · ket къӷын (Vulpes) · ga madra rua (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · zh 狐狸 (Vulpes) · cs lišák (cunning person) · mn үнэг (fox fur) · bbl ცოკალ (Vulpes) · hu rókabunda (fox fur) · ti ወኻርያ (Vulpes) · acm حسيني (Vulpes) · alt тӱлкӱ (Vulpes) · ga sionnach (Vulpes) · gl garnela (attractive woman) · mg amboahaolo (Vulpes) · hop leetayo (Vulpes) · arp beːχou (Vulpes) · te జిత్తులమారి (cunning person) · moh tsítsho (Vulpes) · ja 狐 (Vulpes) · pms volp (Vulpes) · prn ẓuvi (Vulpes) · zh ехўзы (Vulpes) · akz chola (Vulpes) · kmr rovî (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · mr कोल्हा (Vulpes) · cs liška (Vulpes) · ru лиса́ (fox fur) · de Fuchsweibchen (Vulpes) · sq dhelpra (Vulpes) · mai खिखिर (Vulpes) · dsb liška (Vulpes) · mus culv (Vulpes) · fa فَریبْکار (cunning person) · inh цхьогал (Vulpes) · ug تۈلكە (Vulpes) · lkt tokalu (Vulpes) · my မြေခွေး (Vulpes) · nl vos (Vulpes) · gon కొయ్లల్ (Vulpes) · iu ᑎᕆᒐᓐᓂᐊᖅ (Vulpes) · mwl raposa (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · uk лис (Vulpes) · lv lapsa (Vulpes) · ta குள்ளநரி (cunning person) · es zorro (cunning person) · ms rubah (Vulpes) · tg рӯбоҳ (Vulpes) · hu bombázó (attractive woman) · cnh cenghngia (Vulpes) · ja フォックス (Vulpes) · myv ривезь (Vulpes) · vo foxaf (Vulpes) · mro 𖩔𖩑𖩘 (Vulpes) · xcl աղուէս (Vulpes) · evn сулаки (Vulpes) · bo ཝ་མོ (Vulpes) · ckb ڕێوی (Vulpes) · ar تعلب (Vulpes) · alq wonkis (Vulpes) · am ቀበሮ (Vulpes) · pa ਲੂੰਬੜੀ (Vulpes) · sc grodde (Vulpes) · ru ше́льма (cunning person) · cu лисица (Vulpes) · kmr rovî (Vulpes) · it volpe (cunning person) · nrf r'nard (Vulpes) · yua chʼamak (Vulpes) · sga sinnach (Vulpes) · fr roublard (cunning person) · sux 𒈜 (Vulpes) · koi руч (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · sc fraitzu (Vulpes) · sh ли́сац (Vulpes) · bg ма́це (attractive woman) · lb Fochs (Vulpes) · ps ترودۍ (Vulpes) · el αλεπού (Vulpes) · xal арат (Vulpes) · gl loubán (cunning person) · io foxo (Vulpes) · te నక్క (Vulpes) · niv кʼеӄ (Vulpes) · hu csinibaba (attractive woman) · sjt рӣммнӭ (Vulpes) · sl lisica (Vulpes) · ga madra rua (Vulpes) · fi kelmi (cunning person) · otk tilkü (Vulpes) · ain シュマリ (Vulpes) · shy abaraɣ (Vulpes) · sc liori (Vulpes) · sh lìsica (cunning person) · kla w̓an (Vulpes) · lld volp (Vulpes) · eo vulpo (Vulpes) · enm foxe (Vulpes) · ru краса́вица (attractive woman) · bdk сокул (Vulpes) · cku cola (Vulpes) · ab абрахучы (Vulpes) · roa-tar vurpe (Vulpes) · fo sprund (attractive woman) · ur لومْڑی (Vulpes) · paw kiwʌ́ku (Vulpes) · liv re’bbi (Vulpes) · vo renar (Vulpes) · yai руба (Vulpes) · cop ⲃⲁϣⲟⲣ (Vulpes) · th จิ้งจอก (Vulpes) · kjh тӱлгӱ (Vulpes) · gl moina (cunning person) · fla χʷaχʷáʕ (Vulpes) · af jakkals (Vulpes) · hu róka (Vulpes) · sah саһыл (Vulpes) · cdo 狐狸 (Vulpes) · vep reboi (Vulpes) · lez сикӏ (Vulpes) · mrj ӹрвӹж (Vulpes) · da steg (attractive woman) · sms riʹmjj (Vulpes) · moe matsheshu (Vulpes) · lil xgwalcw (Vulpes) · fo revur (Vulpes) · kpv руч (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · mn үнэг (Vulpes) · ain キモッペ (Vulpes) · cim buks (Vulpes) · kk түлкі (Vulpes) · pl liszka (Vulpes) · af vos (Vulpes) · hi लोमड़ी (Vulpes) · fr renard (fox fur) · ayn ثعل (Vulpes) · bal روباہ (Vulpes) · udm ӟичө (Vulpes) · yur wɹgɹs (Vulpes) · gl golpe (Vulpes) · zh хўзы (Vulpes) · sei χæːs (Vulpes) · cjs тӱлгӱ (Vulpes) · ca guilla (Vulpes) · gd sionnach (Vulpes) · gag tilki (Vulpes) · de Füchsin (Vulpes) · xh impungutye (Vulpes) · khw ڑوو (Vulpes) · it volpe (Vulpes) · mic wokwis (Vulpes) · krl rebo (Vulpes) · koi руч (Vulpes) · mhn vucks (Vulpes) · el αλεπού (cunning person) · fr renard roux (Vulpes) · vro repäń (Vulpes) · la vulpēs (Vulpes) · gl laino (cunning person) · fr goupil (Vulpes) · de Fuchsrüde (Vulpes) · ru лиса́ (cunning person) · sw mbweha (cunning person) · bh 𑂎𑂱𑂎𑂱𑂩 (Vulpes) · sac wâkoshêha (Vulpes) · sc lodde (Vulpes) · cpg αλημπίκ-κα (Vulpes) · oc rainal (Vulpes) · ka ცბიერი (cunning person) · fi kettu (cunning person) · vo renarapläd (fox fur) · lo ຈິກຈອກ (Vulpes) · haw ʻalopeke (Vulpes) · de Fuchspelz (fox fur) · mdf келазь (Vulpes) · rom hilpa (Vulpes) · hsb liška (Vulpes) · bg хитре́ц (cunning person) · ar ثَعْلَب (Vulpes) · tab сул (Vulpes) · prg lape (Vulpes) · tli naag̲as'éi (Vulpes) · vro rebo (Vulpes) · ru ко́шечка (attractive woman) · ru ки́ска (attractive woman) · vec volp (Vulpes) · es vulpeja (Vulpes) · goh fuhs (Vulpes) · sh lísac (Vulpes) · hil sora (Vulpes) · cu лисъ (Vulpes) · lb Fuuss (Vulpes) · la vulpēs (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · id rubah (Vulpes) · es rabosa (Vulpes) · ga sionnach (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · de Fuchs (Vulpes) · fr renard (Vulpes) · mn үнэгний арьс (fox fur) · sw mbweha (attractive woman) · vi cáo (Vulpes) · ka მელია (cunning person) · oc guèine (Vulpes) · sl lisjak (Vulpes) · cv тилӗ (Vulpes) · ain チロヌッㇷ゚ (Vulpes) · nl vos (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · gv shynnagh (Vulpes) · ru мила́шка (attractive woman) · bh लोमड़ी (Vulpes) · ota تلكی (Vulpes) · pua kúmi-wátsï (Vulpes) · unm òkwës (Vulpes) · csb lës (Vulpes) · ota تلكی (cunning person) · de Fuchs (Vulpes) · fi kettu (Vulpes) · alr татул (Vulpes) · izh repo (Vulpes) · bn খেঁকশিয়াল (Vulpes) · haw ʻalopeka (Vulpes) · fa نِیْرَنْگْباز (cunning person) · ru лиси́ца (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · ky түлкү (Vulpes) · orv лисица (Vulpes) · mwl raposa (Vulpes) · he שׁוּעָל (Vulpes) · lt lapė (Vulpes) · kum тюлкю (Vulpes) · pt golpenha (Vulpes) · eo ruzulo (cunning person) · ar ثعلب (Vulpes) · pox laiskă (Vulpes) · ce цхьогал (Vulpes) · ltg lopsa (Vulpes) · oj ᐙᑯᔥ (Vulpes) · jam faks (Vulpes) · ms روبه (Vulpes) · sc mraxani (Vulpes) · sq dhelpën f dhelpër (Vulpes) · got 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉 (Vulpes) · nb rev (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) · urj-kya рӱч (Vulpes)

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fox en · VERB

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/fɔks/ (Australia, British, Scotland, Southern, Standard)
/fɑks/ (General-American)
/fɒks/ (New-Zealand)
[fɔ̟ks] (New-Zealand)
/fɒks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(US) audio

Etymology

Meanings

(transitive) To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
- I see a number of gallants every where, whoſe incomes come in yearely by ſet numbers, but runne out daily, ſans number. […] And when I ſee them often foxed, me thinke the Proverbe ſutes thoſe ſutes, what is the fox but his caſe? I ſhould thinke them to be Eutrapelus his enemies, whom he cloathed richly to make them ſpend freely, and grow deboſhed. 1680, Arthur Warwick, Spare-Minutes, or Resolved Meditations and Remediated Resolutions:
To sham, to dissemble.
- He was not foxing. No, no: he was sick really. 1916, James Joyce, chapter I, in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, New York, N.Y.: B[enjamin] W. Huebsch, →OCLC:
(transitive) To confuse or baffle (someone).
- This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me.
(intransitive) To act slyly or craftily.
(dated, transitive) To cheat or rob.
- Have you any news of Miriam? As I have had no reply to my delicately worded epistle, I can only presume that you foxed me with the wrong address, and that you are yourself already engaged to be married to her. Quoted in 2000, John Lewes, Jock Lewes: Co-founder of the SAS (page 132)
(intransitive) To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity. (See foxing.)
- The pages of the book show distinct foxing.
(transitive) To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
(intransitive) To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.
(transitive) To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
- I drank […] so much wine that I was almost foxed. 1661 October 8 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “September 29th, 1661”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volume II, London: George Bell & Sons […]; Cambridge: Deighton Bell & Co., published 1893, →OCLC:
(transitive) To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
foxed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
foxed	Tense=Past		lexicographic
foxes	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
foxing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
foxe		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Deriveds

foxed · outfoxed · outfox · foxing

Translations (24)

fr piéger (to trick) · it ingannare (to trick) · fr aigrir (To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment) · bg измамвам (to trick) · bg обърквам (to confuse) · sw mbweha (to confuse) · fr troubler (to confuse) · de schlau handeln (to act slyly) · fr se jouer de (to trick) · de reinlegen (to trick) · de verschlagen handeln (to act slyly) · ru обма́нывать (to trick) · it lasciare perplesso (to confuse) · sk prekabátiť (to trick) · bg озадачавам (to confuse) · ru хитри́ть (to act slyly) · sw mbweha (to trick) · fr ruser (to act slyly) · ru обма́нывать (to confuse) · bg вкисвам (To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment) · de austricksen (to trick) · bg хитрувам (to act slyly) · de verwirren (to confuse) · sw mbweha (to act slyly)

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fox en · VERB

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