1 [C] a wild animal of the dog family, with reddish-brown fur, a pointed face and a thick heavy tail
seealsoFLYINGFOX, VIXEN
2 [U] the skin and fur of the fox, used to make coats, etc.
3 [C] (often disapproving) a person who is clever and able to get what they want by influencing or tricking other people:
He's a wily old fox.
verb [VN] (informal, especially BrE) to be too difficult for sb to understand or solve; to trick or confuse sb:
The last question foxed even our panel of experts.
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