fox

Meanings

• alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
• a shifty deceptive person
• the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
• English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
• English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)
• a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
• the Algonquian language of the Fox
• deceive somebody
• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
• become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

Synonyms

bedevil, befuddle, Charles James Fox, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dodger, flim-flam, fob, fuddle, George Fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, slyboots, throw, trick