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All weasel synonyms

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noun weasel

  • betrayer β€” to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country.
  • blabbermouth β€” a person who talks too much or indiscreetly
  • canary β€” Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets.
  • deceiver β€” to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
  • double-crosser β€” to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
  • fink β€” a strikebreaker.
  • informant β€” a person who informs or gives information; informer.
  • informer β€” a person who informs against another, especially for money or other reward.
  • narc β€” a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
  • nark β€” a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
  • rat β€” any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
  • sneak β€” to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk.
  • snitch β€” to snatch or steal; pilfer.
  • source β€” any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
  • squealer β€” a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.
  • stoolie β€” a pigeon used as a decoy.
  • tattler β€” a person who tattles; telltale.
  • tattletale β€” a talebearer or informer, especially among children.
  • tipster β€” a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
  • turncoat β€” a person who changes to the opposite party or faction, reverses principles, etc.; renegade.
  • whistle-blower β€” a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
  • deep throat β€” an anonymous source of secret information
  • stool pigeon β€” a pigeon used as a decoy.

verb weasel

  • avoid β€” If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
  • evade β€” Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.
  • baulk β€” the space, usually 29 inches deep, between the baulk line and the bottom cushion
  • balk β€” If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
  • dodge β€” to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
  • duck β€” any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
  • hedge β€” a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges.
  • renege β€” Cards. to play a card that is not of the suit led when one can follow suit; break a rule of play.
  • shuck β€” a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
  • sidestep β€” to step to one side.
  • waffle β€” waffling language.
  • welsh β€” to cheat by failing to pay a gambling debt: You aren't going to welsh on me, are you?
  • beat around the bush β€” to talk around a subject without getting to the point
  • circumvent β€” If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
  • cop out β€” If you say that someone is copping out, you mean they are avoiding doing something they should do.
  • elude β€” Evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way.
  • equivocate β€” Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
  • eschew β€” Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
  • flee β€” to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
  • get around β€” to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • hem and haw β€” the utterance or sound of β€œhem.”.
  • lay low β€” situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
  • pussyfoot β€” to go or move in a stealthy or cautious manner.
  • put off β€” to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
  • shirk β€” to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
  • slip out β€” to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
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