kieroilla — meaning in English

English meaning

• scheme noun A plan for how to do something, especially an organized or official one.
• weasel noun A small, slender carnivorous mammal with a long body and short legs, related to the stoat and ferret.

Senses

kieroilla is used for these senses in English:

• palter To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
• scheme (transitive) To plan; to contrive; to manuever.
• weasel (transitive, or, reflexive) To gain something for oneself by clever or devious means.
• weasel out (idiomatic, intransitive, often followed by of) To shirk, avoid, or fail to fulfill (a task, responsibility, etc.)

scheme — full definition

1. noun A plan for how to do something, especially an organized or official one.
2. noun A secret or dishonest plan intended to trick someone or gain an advantage.
3. verb To plan something secretly or deviously.

weasel — full definition

1. noun A small, slender carnivorous mammal with a long body and short legs, related to the stoat and ferret.
2. noun A sneaky or deceitful person.
3. verb To get out of an obligation or gain something through evasive, dishonest means.

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