Ferret



noun
1.
(usugo ferreting) (a small animal of the weasel family, tamed for hunting rabbits, rats, etc) សត្វសំពោចស, សត្វសំពោចស្បូវ, សត្វឆ្មាទឹក
verbpast tense: ferreted ; past participle: ferreted ; present participle: ferreting ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (to force out of hiding as with a ferret, to search out) ប្រដេញសត្វសំពោចស, រើរកដោយហ្មត់ចត, យកចេញពីសំបុក, បណ្ដេញចេញពីលំនៅ, ចាកចេញពីសំបុក, គាស់ពីដី, ជីកកកាយរក
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela / Putorius furo), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes.
2.
A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.
3.
The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles.
verbpast tense: ferreted ; past participle: ferreted ; present participle: ferreting ;
1.
To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; -- often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.