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rabbit

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  • IPA /ˈɹæbət/

Noun

rabbit noun

  1. A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.“The pioneers survived by eating the small game they could get: rabbits, squirrels and occasionally a raccoon.”
  2. The meat from this animal.
  3. The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.
  4. A runner in a distance race whose goal is mainly to set the pace, either to tire a specific rival so that a teammate can win or to help another break a record; a pacesetter.

Verb

rabbit verb

  1. To hunt rabbits.
  2. To flee.“The informant seemed skittish, as if he was about to rabbit.”

Verb

rabbit verb

  1. To talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble annoyingly.“Stop your infernal rabbiting! Use proper words or nobody will listen to you!”

Verb

rabbit verb

  1. Confound; damn; drat.

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