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weasel
[ wee-zuhl ]
noun
- any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents.
- any of various similar animals of the family Mustelidae.
- a cunning, sneaky person.
- a tracked vehicle resembling a tractor, used in snow.
- Slang. an informer; stool pigeon.
verb (used without object)
- to evade an obligation, duty, or the like; renege (often followed by out ):
That's one invitation I'd like to weasel out of.
- to use weasel words; be ambiguous; mislead:
Upon cross-examination the witness began to weasel.
- Slang. to inform.
weasel
/ ˈwiːzəl /
noun
- any of various small predatory musteline mammals of the genus Mustela and related genera, esp M. nivalis ( European weasel ), having reddish-brown fur, an elongated body and neck, and short legs
- informal.a sly or treacherous person
- a motor vehicle for use in snow, esp one with caterpillar tracks
Derived Forms
- ˈweaselly, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of weasel1
Word History and Origins
Origin of weasel1
Example Sentences
Traditional brushes are made with animal hair from squirrels, goats or sable, a species of weasel.
When he even pretended to be moderate on abortion with his weasel words around the Florida ban, anti-choice activists threw a fit.
In a series of tweets, he called Mr Vine a “weasel” and a “government shill” and said: “If you see this fella by a primary school call 999.”
"The field is replete with weasel words and unfortunately one of those is consciousness," says Prof Stevan Harnad of Quebec University.
“The U.S. has limited itself to blatant weasel words claiming that Julian can ‘seek to raise’ the First Amendment if extradited,” his wife, Stella Assange, said.
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