ferret

fer·ret ¹  (frt)

n.

1. A weasellike, usually albino mammal (Mustela putorius furo) related to the polecat and often trained to hunt rats or rabbits.

2. A black-footed ferret.

v. fer·ret·ed, fer·ret·ing, fer·rets

v.tr.

1.

a. To hunt (rabbits, for example) with ferrets.

b. To drive out, as from a hiding place; expel.

2. To uncover and bring to light by searching. Often used with out: "Their work merely points the way for others to ferret out the core components of all proteins" Natalie Angier.

3. To hound or harry persistently; worry.

v.intr.

1. To engage in hunting with ferrets.

2. To search intensively.

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[Middle English furet, ferret, from Old French furet, from Vulgar Latin *frittus, diminutive of Latin fr, thief; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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ferret·er n.

ferret·y adj.

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ferret

Noun

a small yellowish-white animal related to the weasel and bred for hunting rats and rabbits

Verb

[-reting, -reted]

1. to hunt rabbits or rats with ferrets

2. to search around

3. ferret out

a. to drive from hiding

b. to find by determined investigation: she could ferret out little knowledge of his background [Latin fur thief]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ferret - musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal - fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals genus Mustela, Mustela - type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels
	2.	ferret - domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius, polecat - dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
Verb	1.	ferret - hound or harry relentlessly hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
	2.	ferret - hunt with ferrets hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
	3.	ferret - search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth" ferret out discover, find - make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"

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An aircraft, ship, or vehicle especially equipped for the detection, location, recording, and analyzing of electromagnetic radiation.

Translations

ferret [ˈfɛrɪt] n → hurón m

ferret about, ferret around vi → rebuscar

ferret out vt [+ secret, truth] → desentrañar

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ferret [ˈfɛrɪt] n → furet m

ferret about, ferret around vi → fureter

ferret out vt → dénicher

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ferret [ˈfɛrɪt] n → Frettchen nt

ferret about ferret vi → herumstöbern

ferret around ferret vi = ferret about

ferret out ferret vt → aufspüren

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ferret [ˈfɛrɪt] n → furetto

ferret about, ferret around vi → frugare

ferret out vt [+ person] → scovare, scoprire [+ secret, truth]; scoprire