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BNC: 4616 COCA: 6537

fox

1 fox /ˈfɑːks/ noun
plural foxes
1 fox
/ˈfɑːks/
noun
plural foxes
Learner's definition of FOX
[count] : a small wild animal that is related to dogs and that has a long pointed nose and a bushy tail狐狸
[noncount] : the fur of a fox狐皮often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
[count] : a clever person狡猾的人
[count] US, informal : an attractive person美人
2 fox /ˈfɑːks/ verb
foxes; foxed; foxing
2 fox
/ˈfɑːks/
verb
foxes; foxed; foxing
Learner's definition of FOX
[+ object] chiefly British
: to trick or fool (someone)哄骗;耍弄
compare outfox
: to confuse (someone)(使)迷惑,困惑
BNC: 4616 COCA: 6537

fox

1 of 2

noun

plural foxes also fox
often attributive
1
a
: any of various carnivorous (see carnivorous sense 1) mammals (especially genus Vulpes) of the dog family related to but smaller than wolves with shorter legs, more pointed muzzle, large erect ears, and long bushy tail
b
: the fur of a fox
2
: a clever crafty person
He's a sly old fox.
3
: a good-looking young woman or man
4
capitalized : a member of an American Indian people formerly living in what is now Wisconsin
5
archaic : sword

fox

2 of 2

verb

foxed; foxing; foxes

transitive verb

1
a
: to trick by ingenuity or cunning : outwit
b
: baffle
foxed by his behavior
2
obsolete : intoxicate

Example Sentences

Noun He's a wily old fox. she's a real fox—smart, sassy, and sexy Verb They foxed me into telling the secret. The problem had us foxed!
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
That differs from the unconvincing digital form that organic creatures like Jiminy, Honest John, a bipedal fox; or Geppetto’s cat Figaro assume through 21st century technology. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Officers checked the area and found a flock of turkeys and a fox, which was likely the cause of the ruckus. Joan Rusek, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 In 2018, a fox that bit multiple people and pets at Ithaca College tested positive for rabies, according to the Ithaca Voice. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2022 One quarry operator speculated that a large predatory bird plucked up the horse, like a modern eagle grabbing a fox, and lost control in the struggle over the lake. Richard Conniff, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 The staff helps a warthog learn to easily receive vaccines; a gorilla with tooth trouble undergoes surgery; a fennec fox is diagnosed with a rare heart condition. Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 Even still, this unique creature that spots deer-like and fox-like appearances continues to face threats to its life each and every day. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 8 July 2022 The drink of choice was Bud Light, the cans arranged in wicker baskets while a taxidermy fox looked on. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 27 July 2022 Lost in the woods, Antoinette falls asleep and awakens, her head resting against Patrick’s belly, their closeness watched by a curious deer, a wing-flapping owl, a fox, and a gamboling hare. Armond White, National Review, 27 July 2022
Verb
Raccoon: Raccoon is very similar to fox but rarely comes in any other colors besides that of a typical raccoon which is naturally ombré. Liana Satenstein, Marie Claire, 13 Feb. 2014 Raines has a USDA license to exhibit and sell foxes, but does the latter only to fox sanctuaries, or people who have track records owning foxes, preferably with a license similar to hers. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 3 May 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fuhs fox and perhaps to Sanskrit puccha tail

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of fox was before the 12th century

See also: Foxe

BNC: 4616 COCA: 6537
fox

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + FOX | FOX + VERB | FOX + NOUN ADJECTIVEurban城市狐狸rural鄉村狐狸VERB + FOXhunt獵狐FOX + VERBbark狐狸叫I heard a fox bark in the dark.黑暗中我聽到狐狸叫。FOX + NOUNcub幼狐hunt, hunting (usually fox-hunting) 獵狐

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