verb Download 🔗Share To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity. Examples : "The student tried foxing the teacher by pretending to be sick so he wouldn't have to take the test. " action character attitude communication mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To confuse or baffle (someone). Examples : "This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me." mind human character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To act slyly or craftily. Examples : "The student was foxing, pretending to be sick to avoid taking the test. " character action attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity. (See foxing.) Examples : "The pages of the book show distinct foxing." material appearance condition stationery chemistry art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment. Examples : "The brewer worried that leaving the beer in the warm cellar too long would fox it, making it undrinkably sour. " food drink chemistry process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting. Examples : "The homebrew started foxing in the summer heat, turning vinegary and undrinkable. " drink food chemistry science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink. Examples : "The strong wine was foxing him, and he started to slur his words. " drink sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of. Examples : "The cobbler is foxing my old work boots so I can get a few more months of wear out of them. " wear job technical industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The discolouration of printed material with brown marks. Examples : "The old book showed its age with foxing along the edges of the pages. " appearance material mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A band of material joining the upper of a shoe to the sole. Examples : "The foxing on my old canvas sneakers is starting to peel away from the sole. " material wear part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading