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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wea•sel /ˈwizəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -sels, -sel. - Mammalsa small meat-eating animal having a long, slender body and short legs.
v. [~ + out of + object] - to evade an obligation or a situation:He weaseled out of helping us.
wea•sel•ly, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wea•sel (wē′zəl),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sels, (esp. collectively) -sel, v. n. - Mammalsany small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents.
- Mammalsany of various similar animals of the family Mustelidae.
- a cunning, sneaky person.
- a tracked vehicle resembling a tractor, used in snow.
- Slang Termsan informer;
stool pigeon.
v.i. - to evade an obligation, duty, or the like;
renege (often fol. 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.
- bef. 900; 1920–25 for def. 6; Middle English wesele, Old English wesle, weosule; cognate with Old High German wisula, German Wiesel
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: weasel /ˈwiːzəl/ n ( pl -sels, -sel)- 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
Etymology: Old English weosule, wesle; related to Old Norse visla, Old High German wisula, Middle Dutch weselˈweaselly adj |