ferret

noun

1. musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct

Definition categories: animal, mustelid, musteline

2. domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits

Definition categories: animal, fitch, foumart, polecat

verb

1. hound or harry relentlessly

Definition categories: motion, hound, hunt, trace

2. hunt with ferrets

Definition categories: competition, hunt, run

3. search and discover through persistent investigation

- She ferreted out the truth

Definition categories: cognition, discover, find