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What is another word for fox?

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Noun

A small carnivore related to dogs and wolves

A very physically attractive person, especially a woman

The gray wolf, the largest of the canine subfamily

Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf

To confound or perplex someone

To beat in a competition of wits

To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity

(trip someone up) To detect or expose someone in a mistake or inconsistency

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Noun

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A small carnivore related to dogs and wolves

“Let's take the example of a fox wandering free in a farm with free chicken. Quite obviously, the chicken will be eaten.”

Noun

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A very physically attractive person, especially a woman

centerfold^US

centrefold^UK

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“Ned Flanders murdered his wife? But why? She's such a fox.”

Noun

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The gray wolf, the largest of the canine subfamily

Noun

Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf

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Verb

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To confound or perplex someone

make someone scratch their head

be all Greek to

flabbergast

daze

cause to be at a stand

cause to lose your bearings

stop someone in their tracks

knock out

knock the stuffing out of

balk^US

baulk^UK

put someone off their stroke

put someone off their stride

set someone back on their heels

cause someone to lose their composure

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

put out of countenance

agonize^US

agonise^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

take the wind out of your sails

make self-conscious

cause anxiety

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

mess with someone's head

sweat out

weigh heavily on one's mind

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“Nutrition labels fox consumers. Less than 25% of consumers find nutritional data on food packaging easy to understand, according to a survey.”

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To beat in a competition of wits

outmaneuver^US

be head and shoulders above

get the upper hand over

gain the advantage over

go beyond

scoop

be more than a match for

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“Marty relies more on variation in flight and speed than turn to fox his opponents.”

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To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity

throw dust in someone's eyes

pull the wool over someone's eyes

lead up the garden path

victimize^US

victimise^UK

lead down the garden path

outmaneuver^US

give wrong information to

bait and switch

put on the wrong track

put up smoke screen

give the wrong impression

throw off the scent

give someone a bum steer

send on a wild goose chase

wrong steer

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“The slick-tongued charmer may fox me with his clever talk.”

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(trip someone up) To detect or expose someone in a mistake or inconsistency

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