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n. pl. rab·bits or rabbit

1. Any of various long-eared, short-tailed, burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, as the commonly domesticated Old World species Oryctolagus cuniculus or the cottontail.

2. A hare.

3. The fur of a rabbit or hare.

4. Sports A runner who intentionally sets a fast pace for a teammate during a long-distance race.

intr.v. rab·bit·ed, rab·bit·ing, rab·bits

To hunt rabbits or hares.

[Middle English rabet, young rabbit, probably from Old French, from Middle Dutch robbe, rabbit.]

rabbit·er n.

rabbit [ˈræbɪt]

n pl -bits, -bit

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various common gregarious burrowing leporid mammals, esp Oryctolagus cuniculus of Europe and North Africa and the cottontail of America. They are closely related and similar to hares but are smaller and have shorter ears

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the fur of such an animal

3. (General Sporting Terms) Brit informal a novice or poor performer at a game or sport

(intr; often foll by on or away) Brit informal to talk inconsequentially; chatter

[perhaps from Walloon robett, diminutive of Flemish robbe rabbit, of obscure origin: C20 in sense 4, from rhyming slang rabbit and pork talk]

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.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	rabbit - any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food cony, coney scut - a short erect tail leporid, leporid mammal - rabbits and hares rabbit ears - the long ears of a rabbit lapin - castrated male rabbit bunny rabbit, bunny - (usually informal) especially a young 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) Belgian hare, leporide - red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare Angora rabbit, Angora - domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair warren - a colony of rabbits
	2.	rabbit - the fur of a rabbit lapin fur, pelt - the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
	3.	rabbit - flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food hare 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.	rabbit - hunt rabbits hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"

rabbit

noun buck, doe, bunny rabbit (informal) I caught my first rabbit when I was eight.

rabbit on go on, gas, rattle, gossip, chatter, spout, waffle, drivel, drone on, gab, twitter, ramble on, jabber, gabble, blether What are you rabbiting on about?

Related words
male buck
female doe
collective noun nest
habitation warren

Rabbits and hares

Angora rabbit, arctic hare, Belgian hare, coney or cony, hare, jack rabbit, pika or cony, rabbit or cottontail, snowshoe hare or snowshoe rabbit

Translations

rabbit [ˈræbɪt]

A. N (rabbit or rabbits (pl)) → conejo m
see also Welsh

B. VI to go rabbiting → ir a cazar conejos

C. CPD rabbit burrow N → madriguera f
rabbit ears NPL (US) (TV) → antena f de cuernos
rabbit hole N → madriguera f
rabbit hutch N → conejera f
rabbit punch N → golpe m de nuca
rabbit warren N → conejera f, madriguera f

rabbit on VI + ADV → enrollarse

rabbit [ˈræbɪt]

(= animal) → lapin m
a female rabbit → une lapine

(= meat) → lapin m

vi
to go rabbiting (= hunt rabbits) → aller à la chasse aux lapins

modif [stew, pie] → de lapin; [skin] → de lapin rabbit food, rabbit hole

rabbit away

vi (British) → parler à n'en plus finir

rabbit on

vi (British) → parler à n'en plus finir
to rabbit on about sth → dégoiser > qch
rabbit food n (lit) → aliments mpl pour lapins (fig) (pejorative) → nourriture f pour lapin
rabbit hole n → terrier m (de lapin) rabbit hutch, rabbit warren
rabbit hutch n

(lit) → clapier m

(fig) (= house, flat) → cage f à lapins
rabbit warren n

(lit) → garenne f

(fig) (in city, building) → labyrinthe m

rabbit

n → Kaninchen nt; (= fur also) → Kanin nt (spec); to behave like a rabbit caught in the headlights → ängstlich und überrascht handeln

to go rabbiting → Kaninchen jagen, auf Kaninchenjagd gehen

(Brit inf: also rabbit on) → quasseln, schwafeln, sülzen (all inf)

rabbit in cpds → Kaninchen-;

rabbit burrow, rabbit hole

n → Kaninchenbau m

rabbit hutch

n → Kaninchenstall m

rabbit punch

n → Nacken- or Genickschlag m

rabbit warren

→ Gänge pl → des Kaninchenbaus

(fig: = maze) → Labyrinth nt

rabbit [ˈræbɪt]

1. n → coniglio
doe rabbit → coniglia

2. vi to rabbit (on) (Brit) (fam) → blaterare

rabbit

n rabbit [ˈrӕbit]

a type of small long-eared burrowing animal, found living wild in fields or sometimes kept as a pet. haas, konyn أرْنَب заек králík kanin das Kaninchen κουνέλι conejo küülik خرگوش jänis lapin/-ine אַרנֶבֶת खरगोश zec, kunić (üregi) nyúl kelinci kanína coniglio うさぎ 토끼 triušis trusis arnab konijn kanin królik coelho iepure (de casă) кролик králik zajec zec kanin กระต่าย tavşan 兔子 кролик خرگوش con thỏ 兔子

rabbit → أرنب králík kanin Kaninchen κουνέλι conejo kaniini lapin kunić coniglio ウサギ 토끼 konijn kanin królik coelho кролик kanin กระต่าย tavşan con thỏ 兔子

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