WEASEL

[noun] [C] - a small mammal with reddish brown fur and a long body which can kill other small animals such as mice and birds for foodSee picture: Animals(informal) Speech which is described as weasel words is speech intentionally used either to avoid answering a question clearly or to make someone believe something that is not true. weasel out of [phrasal verb] [T] [esp. US] [informal] - to avoid doing (something that you do not want to do)Although they had signed the contract they tried to weasel out of the deal later. [T]