fox
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishAnimals, Clothesfoxfox1 /fɒks $ fɑːks/ ●●○ noun1
[countable]HBA a wild animal like a dog with reddish-brown fur, a pointed face, and a thick tail2 [countable] informalINTELLIGENTTRICK/DECEIVE someone who is clever and good at deceiving peopleHe was a sly old fox.3 [uncountable]DCC the skin and fur of a fox, used to make clothes4 [countable] American English informalSEXY someone who is sexually attractiveExamples from the Corpusfox• She's such a fox!• Also invoked against eye trouble and foxes.• Riding to hounds, taking fences and obstacles along a route dictated by the fox is a very skilled activity.• The scornful rider gave the fox no chance to get well away.• The whole pack raced behind on the scent of the fox.• They ran through field after field, with the hounds all the time slowly gaining on the fox.• The fox is merely after its dinner.• Whereas foxes eat things other than rabbits, cheetahs eat only gazelles. foxfox2 verb [transitive] British English informal1 UNDERSTANDto be too difficult for someone to do or understandWe were foxed by the problem. 2 TRICK/DECEIVEto confuse or deceive someone in a clever way→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusfox• His little puzzle of the speed of light has you completely foxed.• The shapes, the foxing of hair.• Do we leave out dates to fox her?• The guy had never foxed him or double-dealt him.• The dire light and dark shadows foxed him.• He planned to fox them by flying south and going out the same way he came in.FoxFox (also Fox Broadcasting Company) trademarkone of the main national television networks in the US. The others include ABC, CBS, and NBC. Fox is the newest of the main US television networks, and is part of Rupert Murdoch's company, News Corporation.Origin fox Old English
[countable]HBA a wild animal like a dog with reddish-brown fur, a pointed face, and a thick tail2 [countable] informalINTELLIGENTTRICK/DECEIVE someone who is clever and good at deceiving peopleHe was a sly old fox.3 [uncountable]DCC the skin and fur of a fox, used to make clothes4 [countable] American English informalSEXY someone who is sexually attractiveExamples from the Corpusfox• She's such a fox!• Also invoked against eye trouble and foxes.• Riding to hounds, taking fences and obstacles along a route dictated by the fox is a very skilled activity.• The scornful rider gave the fox no chance to get well away.• The whole pack raced behind on the scent of the fox.• They ran through field after field, with the hounds all the time slowly gaining on the fox.• The fox is merely after its dinner.• Whereas foxes eat things other than rabbits, cheetahs eat only gazelles. foxfox2 verb [transitive] British English informal1 UNDERSTANDto be too difficult for someone to do or understandWe were foxed by the problem. 2 TRICK/DECEIVEto confuse or deceive someone in a clever way→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusfox• His little puzzle of the speed of light has you completely foxed.• The shapes, the foxing of hair.• Do we leave out dates to fox her?• The guy had never foxed him or double-dealt him.• The dire light and dark shadows foxed him.• He planned to fox them by flying south and going out the same way he came in.FoxFox (also Fox Broadcasting Company) trademarkone of the main national television networks in the US. The others include ABC, CBS, and NBC. Fox is the newest of the main US television networks, and is part of Rupert Murdoch's company, News Corporation.Origin fox Old English- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the
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