hare

noun
UK: /heər/
US: /her/

  1. A mammal that resembles a rabbit, but is larger and has longer ears and legs.

    1. A hare ran across the field so quickly.
    2. The hunter spotted a brown hare hiding in the tall grass during the early morning.

  2. The meat from a hare, used as food.

    1. My family enjoys eating hare in the winter.
    2. Preparing hare for dinner requires knowledge of game meat cooking techniques.

Synonyms

dart bunny rabbit bolt dash
hare intransitive-verb

  1. To run or move quickly; to dash.

    1. The dog hared after the ball.
    2. He hared off down the street when he realized he was late for his train.

  2. To proceed rapidly or energetically.

    1. They hared through the project.
    2. Let's hare through this assignment so we can go home early today.
hare transitive-verb

  1. To cause a dog to pursue (hares) in a hare coursing event.

    1. They hared the dogs on during the event.
    2. The event organisers hared the dogs, to start the hare coursing event promptly.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "hare" in English means: A mammal that resembles a rabbit, but is larger and has longer ears and legs., The meat from a hare, used as food..

The phonetic transcription of "hare" is /heər/ in British English and /her/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "hare": dart, bunny, rabbit, bolt, dash.

Example usage of "hare": "A hare ran across the field so quickly.". More examples on the page.