fox

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Noun[change]

Singular
fox

Plural
foxes

A fox
  1. A small wild animal that is like a dog.
  2. (slang) A pretty woman.
  3. A smart person who can trick other people.

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Plain form
fox

Third-person singular
foxes

Past tense
foxed

Past participle
foxed

Present participle
foxing

  1. (transitive) If you fox someone, you trick them; you fool them.
  2. (transitive) If something foxes you, it confuses or baffles you.
    This Sudoku puzzle foxes me.

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