ALL meanings of ferret out
fer·ret out
F f - noun ferret out a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows. 1
- noun ferret out black-footed ferret. 1
- verb with object ferret out to drive out by using or as if using a ferret (often followed by out): to ferret rabbits from their burrows; to ferret out enemies. 1
- verb with object ferret out to hunt with ferrets. 1
- verb with object ferret out to hunt over with ferrets: to ferret a field. 1
- verb with object ferret out to harry, worry, or torment: His problems ferreted him day and night. 1
- verb without object ferret out to search about. 1
- transitivephrasal verb ferret out find by searching 1
- verb with object ferret out to search out, discover, or bring to light (often followed by out): to ferret out the facts. 0
- phrasal verb ferret out If you ferret out some information, you discover it by searching for it very thoroughly. 0