rab·bit (r b  t)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 Noun
pl -bits or -bit
a common burrowing mammal with long ears and a short fluffy tail
Verb
[-biting, -bited]
Informal to talk too much: he keeps rabbiting on about interrogation [origin unknown]
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| 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 foodscut - a short erect tail lapin - castrated male 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) |
| 2. |  rabbit - the fur of a rabbitfur, pelt - the dressed hairy coat of a mammal |
| 3. | rabbit - flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as foodEuropean 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 rabbitshunt, 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" |
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