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Definition of "weasel" []

  • Any of various carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, having a long slender body, a long tail, short legs, and brownish fur that in many species turns white in winter. (noun)
  • A person regarded as sneaky or treacherous. (noun)
  • To be evasive; equivocate. (verb-intransitive)
  • Weasel out Informal To back out of a situation or commitment in a sneaky or cowardly manner. (phrasal-verb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "weasel" in a sentence
  • "The use of a target in weasel is irrelevant; it is required only because the analogy weasel uses is string "fitness" (correspondence to a known Englidh phrase) and string fitness is defined by human convention."
  • "March 19th, 2010 at 1: 36 pm tombaker says: the weasel is the only mammal capable of rotating its spine past 180 degrees, as aptly demonstrated in post 43."
  • "Wow, the poor weasel is still being kicked around this blog?"