to fox
- verb
- /fɑks/
- He foxed his friends into believing he had won the lottery with an elaborate story.
Examples
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The con artist foxed the unsuspecting elderly couple into giving him their savings.
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So I could fox like this converting page one of one the quick brown fox just like that.
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She cleverly foxed her opponents during the game by pretending to make a poor move.
Synonyms
To make someone believe something false so you can get what you want
To make someone believe something that is not true as a joke
To beat someone by being more clever than them
To fool someone as a joke
To trick someone in a friendly way to make them laugh
To beat someone by being more clever
To trick someone to gain an advantage
To trick someone into accepting something false or less valuable
To trick someone by using clever talk
To trick someone to take their money or things
Act in a clever, tricky way to fool others
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Idioms
Compounds
- US
A medium-sized wild animal with gray fur that lives in North and Central America and can climb trees
- US
A small gray fox with large ears that lives in western North American deserts and is active at night
A wild animal like a small dog from northern South America that eats crabs and small animals
A nickname for the German general Erwin Rommel who led forces in North Africa during World War II
A large tree squirrel with a bushy tail and reddish gray fur that lives in the eastern United States
- Specialized
A wild grape native to eastern North America with dark purple fruit used for jams and juices
- Specialized
A large shark in warm seas with a long whiplike tail used to herd and stun small fish
- US
A small wild fox from Mexico and the US with a long bushy tail with black and white rings
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Etymology
To fox someone, meaning to trick or outwit them, comes from the idea of the fox as a clever trickster that can beat others by smart moves. So to fox someone is to use cleverness to get the better of them.