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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 holonymhare, rabbit


Member meronymgenus Lepus, Lepus

2. hare (food) flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food


Synonymsrabbit


Broader (hypernym)game


Part meronymcottontail, cottontail rabbit, European rabbit, hare, Old World rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, wood rabbit


English verb: hare

1. hare (motion) run quickly, like a hare


SamplesHe hared down the hill.


Pattern of useSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s.
Something is ----ing PP.
Somebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)run









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