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1. (n.) weasel
any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents and birds: includes ferrets, stoats, minks, and ermines.
2. weasel
any of various similar carnivores of the family Mustelidae.
3. weasel
a cunning, sneaky person.
4. (v.i.) weasel
to evade an obligation, duty, or the like; renege (often fol. by out).
5. weasel
to use weasel words; be ambiguous; mislead.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME wesele, OE wesle, weosule, c. OHG wisula)
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| Definition of 'weasel' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) weasel
a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky
2. (noun) weasel
small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) weasel
any one of various species of small carnivores belonging to the genus Putorius, as the ermine and ferret. They have a slender, elongated body, and are noted for the quickness of their movements and for their bloodthirsty habit in destroying poultry, rats, etc. The ermine and some other species are brown in summer, and turn white in winter; others are brown at all seasons
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The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. weasel
[Cambridge] A naive user, one who deliberately or accidentally does
things that are stupid or ill-advised. Roughly synonymous with
loser.
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Sense: a type of small flesh-eating animal with a long slender body.
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 Afrikaans: wesel |
 Arabic: سُرْعوب: إبْن عِرْس |
 Bulgarian: невестулка |
 Brazilian: doninha |
 Czech: lasice |
 German: das Wiesel |
 Danish: væsel |
 Greek: νυφίτσα |
 Spanish: comadreja |
 Estonian: nirk |
 Farsi: سمور |
 Finnish: lumikko |
 French: belette |
 Hebrew: סָמוּר |
 Hindi: कथियान्याल |
 Croatian: lasica |
 Hungarian: menyét |
 Indonesian: sebangsa musang |
 Icelandic: hreysiköttur, vísla |
 Italian: donnola |
 Japanese: いたち |
 Korean: 족제비 |
 Lithuanian: žebenkštis |
 Latvian: zebiekste |
 Malay: cerpelai |
 Dutch: wezel |
 Norwegian: røyskatt |
 Polish: łasica |
 Portuguese: doninha |
 Romanian: nevăstuică |
 Russian: ласка |
 Slovak: lasica |
 Slovenian: podlasica |
 Serbian: lasica |
 Swedish: vessla |
 Thai: พังพอน |
 Turkish: gelinci |
 Taiwanese: 黃鼠狼 |
 Ukrainian: ласиця |
 Urdu: نیولا |
 Vietnamese: con chồn |
 Chinese: 黄鼠狼 |
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