rabbit meaning
EN[ˈræbɪt] [-æbɪt] [ˈræbət]'a rabbit' UK US
WRabbit
- Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world.
- NounPLrabbits
- 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.
- 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.
- (computing theory) 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.
- A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
- VerbSGrabbitsPRrabbittingPRrabbitingPT, PPrabbittedPT, PPrabbited
- (intransitive) To hunt rabbits.
- (US, intransitive) To flee.
- The informant seemed skittish, as if he was about to rabbit.
- (Britain, intransitive) To talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble annoyingly.
- Stop your infernal rabbiting! Use proper words or nobody will listen to you!
- Commonly used in the form "to rabbit on"
- (intransitive) To hunt rabbits.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- If you want to be a successful bootstrapper, you have to take the red pill and determine how deep the rabbit hole called your organization goes.
- The mood is big city, with flashes of madcap mischief, craziness and devilry on the part of Rabbit and (especially) Rogue; the Rag Couple, sometimes ballroomy, have notes of tension and dispute.
- If there are any rabbits in this park, they keep carefully out of our view.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- The SDG polymer complex can significantly prevent liver and renal damage from paracetamol induced hepatonephrotoxicity in rabbits.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of rabbit in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary