Real Dictionary

fox
countable noun: A fox is a wild animal which looks like a dog and has reddish-brown fur, a pointed face and ears, and a thick tail. Foxes eat smaller animals.
verb: If you are foxed by something, you cannot understand it or solve it.

fox in American English
any of various small, wild canines (esp. genera Vulpes or Urocyon) with bushy tails and, commonly, reddish-brown or gray fur: the fox is conventionally thought of as sly and crafty
to become sour
to make (beer, etc.) sour by fermenting

Fox in American English 1
noun: a Native American of an Algonquian tribe, formerly in Wisconsin, later merged with the Sauk tribe

Fox in American English 2
noun: Charles James 1749–1806, British orator and statesman

fox in American Englishesp collectively
intransitive verb: to act cunningly or craftily
noun: any of several carnivores of the dog family, esp. those of the genus Vulpes, smaller than wolves, having a pointed, slightly upturned muzzle, erect ears, and a long, bushy tail
transitive verb: to deceive or trick

fox in British English
noun: any canine mammal of the genus Vulpes and related genera. They are mostly predators that do not hunt in packs and typically have large pointed ears, a pointed muzzle, and a bushy tail
verb: to perplex or confound

Fox in British English 1
noun: a member of a Native American people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River

Fox in British English 2
noun: Charles James. 1749–1806, British Whig statesman and orator. He opposed North over taxation of the American colonies and Pitt over British intervention against the French Revolution. He advocated parliamentary reform and the abolition of the slave trade