noun
weasel
WEEZL
noun
1
A small, slender carnivorous mammal with a long body and short legs, related to the stoat and ferret.
"A weasel darted across the path and vanished into the hedge."
2
A sneaky or deceitful person.
"He's a weasel who'll say anything to avoid blame."
verb
1
To get out of an obligation or gain something through evasive, dishonest means.
"She tried to weasel out of paying her share of the bill."
How to Use Weasel
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small predatory animal, or informally, someone sneaky and untrustworthy.
Common pairings
weasel out of
weasel words
Word Forms
weaselled past tense, weaseled past tense, weasels plural, weasels singular
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Etymology
From Old English weosule, an ancient Germanic word for the animal.