verb
fox
To confuse or outwit someone.
The puzzle foxes even the experienced solver.
Etymology
The verb draws on the fox’s traditional reputation for cunning. To fox people is to defeat their understanding or maneuver around them through cleverness.
More examples
- The unexpected move foxed his opponent.
- They have foxed the investigators for weeks.
- The question is foxing the whole class.
Forms
fox · foxes · foxed · foxing
Similar words
- baffle
- Makes something difficult to understand.
- outwit
- Defeats someone through cleverness.