fox

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q2453}} A small-to-medium-sized canine [[mammal]], related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups:
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[fur]] of a {{l|en|fox|id=Q2453}}.
3. A [[fox terrier]].
4. {{lb|en|AU}} A [[flying fox]].
5. The {{vern|gemmeous dragonet}}, a [[fish]], {{taxlink|Callionymus lyra|species}}, so called from its yellow color.
6. {{senseid|en|cunning person}} {{lb|en|metaphor}} A [[cunning]] person.
7. {{senseid|en|attractive person}} {{lb|en|slang|metaphor}} A [[physical]]ly [[attractive]] person, typically a woman. {{defdate|from 1960s|ref={{R:OED Online}}}}
8. {{lb|en|slang|metaphor}} A person with reddish brown hair, typically a woman.
9. {{senseid|en|rope}}{{lb|en|nautical}} A small strand of [[rope]] made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for [[seizing]]s, [[mat]]s, [[sennit]]s, and [[gasket]]s.
10. {{lb|en|mechanics}} A [[wedge]] driven into the split end of a [[bolt]] to tighten it.
11. A [[hidden]] [[radio transmitter]], finding which is the goal of [[radiosport]].
12. {{lb|en|cartomancy}} The fourteenth [[Lenormand]] card.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[trick]], [[fool]] or [[outwit]] (someone) by [[cunning]] or [[ingenuity]].
2. To [[sham]], to [[dissemble]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[confuse]] or [[baffle]] (someone).
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To act [[slyly]] or [[craftily]]. {{rfex|en}}
5. {{lb|en|transitive|dated}} To [[cheat]] or [[rob]].
6. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[discolour]] paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by [[humidity]]. (See {{m|en|foxing}}.)
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
8. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To turn [[sour]]; said of [[beer]], etc., when it sours in [[ferment]]ing.
9. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[intoxicate]]; to stupefy with drink.
10. {{lb|en|transitive}} To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=common nouns}} derived from the name of the animal.
2. {{given name|en|male}}.
3. {{lb|en|US|broadcasting|uncountable}} [[w:Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Broadcasting Company]], a large [[television]] [[network]] in the [[United States]].
4. A [[placename]]:
5. {{ellipsis of|en|Fox Tribe}}.
6. {{ellipsis of|en|Fox language}}.

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