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Definition: Meaning of, fox in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fɒks /

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fox foxes
  1. [countable] a wild animal like a dog with reddish-brown fur, a pointed face, and a thick tail
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  2. [countable] informal someone who is clever and good at deceiving people
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  3. [uncountable] the skin and fur of a fox, used to make clothes
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  4. [countable] American English informal someone who is sexually attractive
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fox foxed foxed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
foxing foxes
[transitive] [British English] [informal]
  1. to be too difficult for someone to do or understand
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  2. to confuse or deceive someone in a clever way
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Fox


Definition: Meaning of, Fox in English to English dictionary.

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also Fox Broadcasting Company
  1. one of the main national television networks in the US. The others are ABC, CBS, and NBC . Fox is the newest of the main US television networks, and is part of Rupert MURDOCH 's company, News Corporation.
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Fox used in phrases

  • 20th Century Fox
    1. a US film production company
  • Arctic fox (noun)
    1. thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter
  • Charles James Fox (noun)
    1. 1749-1806 english statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution
  • Desert Fox (noun)
    1. 1891-1944 german field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in North Africa during World War II
  • Fox River (noun)
    1. a river in Wisconsin that flows into Lake Michigan
  • Fox Talbot (noun)
    1. 1800-1877 english inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs
  • Fox and the Grapes, The
    1. a FABLE (= a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson) by AESOP in which a FOX tries many times to reach some GRAPE s that are hanging above his head. When he realizes that he will never be able to reach them, he pretends that he never wanted them, saying "They're probably SOUR (= having an unpleasant acid taste) anyway". This attitude is called SOUR GRAPEs .
  • Fox, Charles James
    1. (1749-1806) a British politician who was against the slave trade and the taxing of the American COLONIES
  • Fox, George
    1. (1624-91) an English religious leader who started the Christian group the Society of Friends, who are also called QUAKER s
  • Gallant Fox (noun)
    1. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1930
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