rabbit
[ rab-it ]
/ ˈræb ɪt /
noun, plural rab·bits, (especially collectively) rab·bit for 1–3.
any of several soft-furred, large-eared, rodentlike burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, allied with the hares and pikas in the order Lagomorpha, having a divided upper lip and long hind legs, usually smaller than the hares and mainly distinguished from them by bearing blind and furless young in nests rather than fully developed young in the open.
any of various small hares.
the fur of a rabbit or hare, often processed to imitate another fur.
a runner in a distance race whose goal is chiefly to set a fast pace, either to exhaust a particular rival so that a teammate can win or to help another entrant break a record; pacesetter.
British Informal.
a person who is poor at sports, especially golf, tennis, or cricket.
Idioms for rabbit
pull a rabbit out of the hat,
to find or obtain a sudden solution to a problem: Unless somebody pulls a rabbit out of the hat by next week, we'll be bankrupt.
Origin of rabbit
1375–1425; late Middle English
rabet(te) young rabbit, bunny, probably < Old North French; compare Walloon
robett, dialectal Dutch
robbe
OTHER WORDS FROM rabbit
rab·bit·like, rab·bit·y, adjectiveWords nearby rabbit
rabbinic,
rabbinical,
rabbinics,
rabbinism,
rabbinite,
rabbit,
rabbit ball,
rabbit ears,
rabbit eye,
rabbit fever,
rabbit food
Definition for rabbit (2 of 2)
Hodges
[ hoj-iz ]
/ ˈhɒdʒ ɪz /
noun
John CorneliusJohnnyRabbitJeep,1906–70,
U.S. jazz saxophonist.
Example sentences from the Web for rabbit
British Dictionary definitions for rabbit
rabbit
/ (ˈræbɪt) /
noun plural -bits or -bit
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
the fur of such an animal
British informal
a novice or poor performer at a game or sport
verb
(intr)
to hunt or shoot rabbits
(intr ; often foll by on or away) British informal
to talk inconsequentially; chatter
Word Origin for rabbit
(senses 1-4) C14: perhaps from Walloon
robett, diminutive of Flemish
robbe rabbit, of obscure origin (sense 5) C20: from rhyming slang
rabbit and pork talk
Idioms and Phrases with rabbit
rabbit
see pull (a rabbit) out of a hat.