rabbit
/'ræbit/
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Definition
Noun:
- A small mammal: A rabbit is a small, furry mammal with long ears, a short tail, and strong hind legs for hopping. It belongs to the family Leporidae.
- The meat of this animal: Rabbit can refer to the flesh of this animal, used as food.
- The fur of this animal: Rabbit can also refer to the soft fur or pelt of this animal.
Verb (intransitive):
- To hunt rabbits: To rabbit means to hunt for rabbits as a sport or activity.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- We saw a brown rabbit hopping across the garden.
- For dinner, we had a stew made with rabbit.
- Her coat is trimmed with rabbit.
Verb:
- In his youth, he would often go rabbiting in the fields.
Advanced Usage
"to breed like rabbits" (idiom): to reproduce very frequently and have many children.
- They have ten kids; they breed like rabbits!
"to pull a rabbit out of a hat" (idiom): to produce something surprisingly and seemingly from nowhere, especially a solution to a problem.
- We need a miracle to finish this project on time. I hope the manager can pull a rabbit out of a hat.
Variants and Related Words
Bunny (n): A child's word for a rabbit.
- The little girl was delighted by the fluffy white bunny.
Rabbit hole (n): A metaphor for a bizarre, confusing, or nonsensical situation or process, often one that is difficult to escape from. (Originates from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland).
- My internet search for a simple recipe led me down a rabbit hole of cooking blogs and videos.
Warren (n): A network of interconnected burrows where rabbits live.
- The field was full of rabbit warrens.
Synonyms
- Hare (n): A related animal similar to a rabbit but typically larger, with longer ears and legs, and born with fur and open eyes.
- Leporid (n): A formal term for any animal of the family Leporidae, which includes rabbits and hares.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Rabbit on (about something) (British English, informal): To talk for a long time about something that is not interesting to the listener.
- He kept rabbiting on about his stamp collection.
Related Idioms
- "The rabbit died" (old-fashioned, informal): An outdated expression meaning a woman is pregnant (based on an obsolete pregnancy test).
- "Run rabbit run": A phrase from a popular song, sometimes used to tell someone to flee quickly.
Noun
- flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food
- the fur of a rabbit
- any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
Verb
- hunt rabbits