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Meaning of fox

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  fox
      n 1: alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a
           bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
      2: a shifty deceptive person [syn: {dodger}, {fox}, {slyboots}]
      3: the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
      4: English statesman who supported American independence and the
         French Revolution (1749-1806) [syn: {Fox}, {Charles James
         Fox}]
      5: English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends
         (1624-1691) [syn: {Fox}, {George Fox}]
      6: a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake
         Michigan along the Fox River
      7: the Algonquian language of the Fox
      v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking
           that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: {flim-flam},
           {play a joke on}, {play tricks}, {trick}, {fob}, {fox},
           {pull a fast one on}, {play a trick on}]
      2: 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" [syn: {confuse}, {throw}, {fox}, {befuddle},
         {fuddle}, {bedevil}, {confound}, {discombobulate}]
      3: become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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