hare

hare

rodent-like mammal having long ears; a rabbit: The race was like the tortoise and the hare.

Not to be confused with:

hair – filament that grows from the skin: Her hair was long and shiny.

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hare

 (hâr)

n.

Any of various mammals of the family Leporidae, especially of the genus Lepus, similar to rabbits but having longer ears and legs and giving birth to active, furred young.

intr.v. hared, har·ing, hares

To move hurriedly, as if hunting a swift quarry.

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[Middle English, from Old English hara; see kas- in Indo-European roots.]

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hare

(hɛə)

n, pl hares or hare

1. (Animals) any solitary leporid mammal of the genus Lepus, such as L. europaeus (European hare). Hares are larger than rabbits, having longer ears and legs, and live in shallow nests (forms).

2. make a hare of someone informal Irish to defeat someone completely

3. run with the hare and hunt with the hounds to be on good terms with both sides

vb

(intr; often foll by off, after, etc) informal Brit to go or run fast or wildly

[Old English hara; related to Old Norse heri, Old High German haso, Swedish hare, Sanskrit śaśá]

ˈhareˌlike adj

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Hare

(hɛə)

n

1. (Biography) Sir David. born 1947, British dramatist and theatre director: his plays include Plenty (1978), Pravda (with Howard Brenton, 1985), The Secret Rapture (1989), Racing Demon (1990), The Permanent Way (2003), and Stuff Happens (2004)

2. (Biography) William. 19th century, Irish murderer and bodysnatcher: associate of William Burke

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Hare

(hɛə)

n

(Peoples) a member of a Dene Native Canadian people of northern Canada

[of Athapascan origin]

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hare

(hɛər)

n., pl. hares, (esp. collectively) hare.

any of several long-eared, hopping lagomorphs of the family Leporidae, esp. of the genus Lepus, closely related to the rabbits but usu. larger and characteristically bearing well-developed young.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English hara; akin to Middle Dutch haese, Old High German haso, Old Norse heri hare]

hare′like`, adj.

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hare

(hâr)

Any of various mammals similar to rabbits but having longer ears and legs and giving birth to active, furred young. Most hares are burrowing animals but do not make extensive warrens the way rabbits do.

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hare

, rabbit, jackrabbit - Hares live in the open and bear young that have fur at birth, while rabbits live in burrows and bear young that are naked at birth; jackrabbits are hares, not rabbits.

See also related terms for naked.

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hare

Past participle: hared
Gerund: haring

Imperative

hare

hare

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hare - swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes leporid, leporid mammal - rabbits and hares genus Lepus, Lepus - type genus of the Leporidae: hares leveret - a young hare especially one in its first year European hare, Lepus europaeus - large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter jackrabbit - large hare of western North America Arctic hare, Lepus arcticus, polar hare - a large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter Lepus americanus, snowshoe hare, snowshoe rabbit, varying hare - large large-footed North American hare; white in winter hare, rabbit - flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food
	2.	hare - flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food rabbit European rabbit, Old World rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus - common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless cottontail, cottontail rabbit, wood rabbit - common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) hare - swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes game - the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
Verb	1.	hare - run quickly, like a hare; "He hared down the hill" run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

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hare

noun

Related words
adjective leporine
male buck
female doe
young leveret
habitation down, husk

see rabbits and hares

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Translations

أرْنَبأَرْنَبٌ بَرِّيَّة

заек

zajíczaječice

hare

Hase

λαγός

leporo

liebre

jänis

lièvre

ארנב

खरहाखारगोश

zec

nyúlmezei nyúl

héri

lepreprogetto campato in ariacorrere come una lepre

野ウサギ

산토끼

lepus

zaķis

haas

hare

zając

lebrelebrão

заяцрусак

zajac

zajeczajklja

hare

กระต่ายป่า

yabani tavşantavşan

thỏ rừng

野兔

hare

[hɛəʳ]

A. N (hares or hare (pl)) → liebre f
first catch your hare → no hay que empezar por el tejado

B. VI → ir a todo correr, ir a toda pastilla
to hare away or off → irse a todo correr or a toda pastilla, salir disparado
to hare in/out/through (Brit) → entrar/salir/pasar a todo correr or a toda pastilla
he went haring past → pasó como un rayo

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hare

[ˈhɛə^r]

n → lièvre m

hare off

vi → partir en trombehare-brained [ˈhɛə^rbreɪnd] adj [scheme] → farfelu(e); [person] → farfelu(e)

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hare

n → (Feld)hase m; hare and hounds (= game) → Schnitzeljagd f; to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds (prov) → es mit niemandem verderben wollen; to start a hare (fig) → vom Thema ablenken ? mad

vi (Brit inf) → sausen, flitzen (inf); to hare off → lossausen or -flitzen (inf)

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hare

:

harebell

n → Glockenblume f

harebrained

adj person, plan → verrückt, behämmert (inf)

harelip

n → Hasenscharte f

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hare

[hɛəʳ] n → lepre f

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hare

(heə) noun

an animal with long ears, like a rabbit but slightly larger. haas أرْنَب заек lebre zajíc der Hase hare λαγόςliebre jänes خرگوش صحرایی jänis lièvre אַרנֶבֶת खरगोश zec (mezei) nyúl terwelu héri lepre 野うさぎ 산토끼 kiškis zaķis sejenis arnab haasharezając سوى lebre iepure de câmp заяц zajac zajec zec hare กระต่ายป่า เป็นสัตว์ในตระกูล Lepus yabani tavşan 野兔 заєць خرگوش thỏ rừng 野兔

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hare

→ أَرْنَبٌ بَرِّيَّة zajíc hare Hase λαγός liebre jänis lièvre zec lepre 野ウサギ 산토끼 haas hare zając lebre заяц hare กระต่ายป่า yabani tavşan thỏ rừng 野兔

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