weasel out

as inrecant
as inback out
as inrenege
as inrepeal
as inrescind
as inchicken out
as indisengage

Synonyms for weasel out

verb take back something said

Antonyms for weasel out

recant

verb. take back something said

Word Origin & History

"to deprive (a word or phrase) of its meaning," 1900, from weasel (n.); so used because the weasel sucks out the contents of eggs, leaving the shell intact; the sense of "extricate oneself (from a difficult place) like a weasel" is first recorded 1925; that of "to evade and equivocate" is from 1956.

Example Sentences forweasel out

If there be a doubt, I shall contrive to get the weasel out of the way.

The ambitious young man had slunk like a weasel out of this civil war into which he had heedlessly thrown himself.

Bevis looked at him a little while, and then put his foot on the spring and pressed it down and took the weasel out.

The Conductor immediately threw the Weasel out of the window, as ordered, and the Hatter resumed.

Finally I went to the house for the gun, and when I returned found the weasel out chasing the hen again.

Mother used to say that all the worry in the world would never keep a weasel out of the hen-house.

weasel out

Synonyms for weasel out

Antonyms for weasel out

backed out

backing out

chicken out

disengage

recant

weasel out

Synonyms for weasel out

Antonyms for weasel out

More words related to weasel out

back out

backed out

backing out

chicken out

disengage

recant