RABBIT

rabbit, coney, cony

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

rabbit, hare

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

lapin, rabbit

(noun) the fur of a rabbit

rabbit

(verb) hunt rabbits

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Proper noun

Rabbit

The fourth of the twelve-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.

Etymology 1

Noun

rabbit (countable and uncountable, plural rabbits)

A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.

(uncountable) The meat from this animal.

(uncountable) The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.

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.

(cricket) A very poor batsman; selected as a bowler or wicket-keeper.

(comptheory) A large element at the beginning of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to be quickly swapped into its correct position. Compare turtle.

Synonyms

(animal)

• bunny (hypocoristic, colloquial, pet name)

• bunny rabbit (hypocoristic, colloquial, pet name)

• coney, cony (dialect)

Hyponyms

• bunny rabbit

• jackrabbit

Verb

rabbit (third-person singular simple present rabbits, present participle rabbiting or rabbitting, simple past and past participle rabbited or rabbitted)

(intransitive) To hunt rabbits.

(US, intransitive) To flee.