weasel

Universal Words noun, verb noun a small wild animal with reddish-brown fur, a long thin body and short legs. Weasels eat smaller animals. verb (-ll-, AmE -l-) PHRASALVERBS weasel out (of sth) (informal disapproving, especially AmE) to avoid doing sth that you ought to do or have promised to do: He's now trying to weasel out of our agreement.