Overview of noun ferret

The noun ferret has 2 senses

• black-footed ferret, ferret, Mustela nigripes -- (musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct)


• ferret -- (domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits)

Overview of verb ferret

The verb ferret has 3 senses

• ferret -- (hound or harry relentlessly)


• ferret -- (hunt with ferrets)


• ferret out, ferret -- (search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth")