weasel
wea‧sel /ˈwiːzəl/ noun [countable]
weasel verb (past tense and past participle weaselled, present participle weaselling, weaseled, weaseling)
(جانور شناسی). راسو، جانوران پستاندار شبیه راسو، دروغ گفتن، شانه خالی کردن، نظامی: سورتمه برفی، علوم دریایی: سورتمه برفی
weasel[noun]Synonyms: sneak, slink, sneaker, sneaksby
[verb]Synonyms: equivocate, dodge, evade, hedge, pussyfoot, shuffle, sidestep, tergiversate, tergiverse
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. wea‧sel1 /ˈwiːz
əl/
noun [countable][
Language: Old English;
Origin: weosule]
a small thin furry animal that kills and eats rats and birds
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. weasel2 verb (
past tense and past participle weaselled,
present participle weaselling British English,
weaseled,
weaseling American English)
weasel out phrasal verb informal to avoid doing something you should do by using clever or dishonest excuses
weasel out of
He’s now in court trying to weasel out of $25 million in debts. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲