First Known Use: before 12th century
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1hare
noun \ˈher\
: a fast animal that resembles a rabbit
plural hare or hares
Full Definition of HARE
: any of various swift long-eared lagomorph mammals (family Leporidae and especially genus Lepus) that are usually solitary or sometimes live in pairs and have the young open-eyed and furred at birth — compare rabbit 1a
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Origin of HARE
Middle English, from Old English hara; akin to Old High German haso hare, Sanskrit śaśa, Old English hasu gray
Rhymes with HARE
air, Ayr, bare, bear, Blair, blare, care, chair, chare, dare, Dare, e'er, ere, err, eyre, fair, fare, flair, flare, glair, glare, hair, Herr, heir, lair, mare, ne'er, pair, pare, pear, prayer, rare, rear, scare, share, snare, spare, square, stair, stare, swear, tare, tear, their, there, vair, ware, wear, weir, where, yare
2hare
verb
: to run or go very quickly
haredhar·ing
Full Definition of HARE
intransitive verb
: to go swiftly : 3tear
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First Known Use of HARE
1719
Related to HARE
- Synonyms
- barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hurry, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom
HARE Defined for Kids
hare
noun \ˈher\
Definition of HARE for Kids
: a gnawing animal that resembles the related rabbit but is usually larger and tends to live by itself
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