weasel
To achieve by clever or devious meansTo achieve by clever or devious means.
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Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To achieve by clever or devious means.
(reflexive, transitive)To gain something for oneself by clever or devious means.
(intransitive)To engage in clever or devious behavior.
уви́ливатьuvílivatʹ, увильну́тьuvilʹnútʹ
Examples
33 sentencesYou can't weasel out of this.
ruТебе не отвертеться. — odexed
A ferret is a domesticated weasel.
The weasel tries to grab the mice.
ruЛаска пытается схватить мышей. — carlosalberto
deDas Wiesel versucht, sich die Mäuse zu schnappen. — carlosalberto
The weasel is noted for its bad smell.
Somehow, he weaseled himself out of jury duty.
deEr hat es irgendwie geschafft, sich vor seinen Geschworenenpflichten zu drücken. — mrtaistoi
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English wesele, from Old English weosule, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, frFrom Middle English wesele, from Old English weosule, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.
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Forms
weasels, weaseling, weaseled, weaseledPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.