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Rabbit

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Noun

1. coney, cony, rabbit

any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

2. lapin, rabbit

the fur of a rabbit

3. hare, rabbit

flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food

Verb

4. rabbit

hunt rabbits

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rabbit

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noun plural -bits or -bit
1. 
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. 
the fur of such an animal
3. British informal
a novice or poor performer at a game or sport
verb
4. (intransitive)
to hunt or shoot rabbits
5. (intr; often foll by on or away) British informal
to talk inconsequentially; chatter

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Rabbit

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nounWord forms: plural ˈrabbits or ˈrabbit
1. 
any of various swift, burrowing mammals (order Lagomorpha), smaller than most hares and characterized by soft fur, long ears, a stubby tail, and the bearing of naked young
see also hare
2. 
the fur of a rabbit
3.  Loosely
any hare
4. 
Welsh rabbit
5.  Athletics
a runner who, early in the race, sets a fast pace, as to spur on teammates or exhaust a strong competitor
verb intransitive
6. 
to hunt rabbits
7.  British, Informal
to talk continuously about unimportant matters; ramble
often with on
8.  Informal
to depart quickly; escape; flee

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Rabbit

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n. pl. rab·bitsor rabbit
1. Any of various long-eared, short-tailed, burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, such as the commonly domesticated species Oryctolagus cuniculus, native to Europe and widely introduced elsewhere, or the cottontail of the Americas.
2. A hare.
3. The flesh of a rabbit, used as food.
4. The fur of a rabbit or hare.
5. Sports
a. A competitor who is designated to set a fast pace for a teammate during a long-distance race.
b. A racehorse that is run at a fast pace early in a race in order to tire the favorite so that another horse can take the lead.
c. A mechanical decoy that is propelled around the track in a greyhound race to incite the dogs.
intr.v. rab·bit·ed, rab·bit·ing, rab·bits
To hunt rabbits or hares.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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