English noun: hare | |||
1. | hare (animal) swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes | ||
Broader (hypernym) | leporid, leporid mammal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Arctic hare, European hare, jackrabbit, Lepus americanus, Lepus arcticus, Lepus europaeus, leveret, polar hare, snowshoe hare, snowshoe rabbit, varying hare | ||
Part holonym | hare, rabbit | ||
Member meronym | genus Lepus, Lepus | ||
2. | hare (food) flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food | ||
Synonyms | rabbit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | game | ||
Part meronym | cottontail, cottontail rabbit, European rabbit, hare, Old World rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, wood rabbit | ||
English verb: hare | |||
1. | hare (motion) run quickly, like a hare | ||
Samples | He hared down the hill. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | run | ||