hare (redirected from running with the hare and hunt with the hounds)

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

Noun

pl hares or hare

a mammal like a large rabbit, with longer ears and legs

Verb

[haring, hared]

(foll. by off, after)Brit & Austral informal to run fast or wildly [Old English hara]

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

Translations

hare [hɛəʳ] n → liebre f

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hare [hɛəʳ] n → lièvre m

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hare [hɛəʳ] n → Hase m

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hare [hɛəʳ] n → lepre f

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hare

n hare [heə]

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