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weasel

1. wea.sel \'we--z*l\ n or weasels;  or weasel [ME wesele, fr. OE weosule; 
   akin to OHG wisula weasel, L v] pl irus slimy liquid, stench - more at 
   VIRUS pl  1: any of various small slender active carnivorous mammals (genus 
   Mustel a) related to the minks that consume small birds and mammals and 
   esp. great numbers of vermin (as mice or rats) and are mostly reddish brown 
   with white or yellowish underparts and in northern forms turn white in 
   winter 2: a light self-propelled tracked vehicle built either for traveling 
   over s now or ice or sand or as an amphibious vehicle
2. weasel \'we-z-(*-)lin\ vi or wea.sel.ing [weasel word] 1: to use weasel 
   words : EQUIVOCATE  2: to escape from or evade a situation or obligation - 
   often used with (Xout