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English noun: ferret | |||
| 1. | ferret (animal) musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct | ||
| Synonyms | black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal | ||
| Member meronym | genus Mustela, Mustela | ||
| 2. | ferret (animal) domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius, polecat | ||
English verb: ferret | |||
| 1. | ferret (motion) hound or harry relentlessly | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hound, hunt, trace | ||
| 2. | ferret (competition) hunt with ferrets | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hunt, hunt down, run, track down | ||
| 3. | ferret (cognition) search and discover through persistent investigation | ||
| Samples | She ferreted out the truth. | ||
| Synonyms | ferret out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discover, find | ||
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