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To avoid providing a clear answer or statement
“While he was being questioned, the politician tried to weasel his way out of giving a straightforward answer.”
To speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, especially with intent to deceive
To swindle someone by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt
To avoid dealing with or discussing (something problematic or disagreeable)
To give incriminating information about someone to authority
To admit that one has committed a crime or wrongdoing
Plural for a deceitful or treacherous person
“Does the boss who scheduled your sadly abbreviated lunch break deserve to be called a weasel or a stoat?”
Plural for a person who informs on another person or group, especially to the authorities
“John was unfairly labeled as a weasel after consistently providing information and betraying his former comrades to the police.”
Plural for a rough and generally bad-mannered person
Plural for one who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately
Plural for mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia
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