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ferret

/'fɛrɪt/

verb
search and discover through persistent investigation
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"She ferreted out the truth"

Similar:

ferret out

type of:
find discover
noun
musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
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Similar:

black-footed ferret mustela nigripes

type of:
musteline mustelid musteline mammal
noun
domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
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type of:
fitch foulmart foumart mustela putorius polecat
verb
hound or harry relentlessly
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type of:
trace hound hunt
verb
hunt with ferrets
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type of:
hunt track down run hunt down

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