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Audio Help [hair] Pronunciation Key noun, plural hares, (especially collectively

) hare, verb, hared, har·ing.

–noun

1.	any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.

2.	any of the larger species of this genus, as distinguished from certain of the smaller ones known as rabbits.

3.	any of various similar animals of the same family.

4.	(initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Lepus.

5.	the player pursued in the game of hare and hounds.

–verb (used without object)

6.	Chiefly British. to run fast.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE hara; c. Dan hare; akin to G Hase hare, OE hasu gray

]

—Related forms

harelike, adjective

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hare Audio Help   (hâr) Pronunciation Key
n.   Any of various mammals of the family Leporidae, especially of the genus Lepus, similar to rabbits but having longer ears and legs and giving birth to active, furred young.

intr.v.   hared, har·ing, hares
To move hurriedly, as if hunting a swift quarry.

[Middle English, from Old English hara; see kas- in Indo-European roots.]

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hare

O.E. hara "hare," from W.Gmc. *khasan- (cf. Du. hase, O.H.G. haso), possibly with a sense of "gray" (cf. O.E. hasu "gray"). Cognate with Skt. sasah, Afghan soe, Welsh ceinach "hare." Hare-brained is from 1548, on notion of "flighty, skittish;" hare-lip is from 1567.

"þou hast a crokyd tunge heldyng wyth hownd and wyth hare." ["Jacob's Well," c.1440]

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hare
noun
1.	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
2.	flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food [syn: rabbit]
verb
1.	run quickly, like a hare; "He hared down the hill"

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hare

see mad as a hatter (March hare); run with (the hare).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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hare [heə] noun

an animal with long ears, like a rabbit but slightly larger

Arabic:	أرْنَب
Chinese (Simplified):	野兔
Chinese (Traditional):	野兔
Czech:	zajíc
Danish:	hare
Dutch:	haas
Estonian:	jänes
Finnish:	jänis
French:	lièvre
German:	der Hase
Greek:	λαγός
Hungarian:	(mezei) nyúl
Icelandic:	héri
Indonesian:	terwelu
Italian:	lepre

Japanese:	野うさぎ
Korean:	산토끼
Latvian:	zaķis
Lithuanian:	kiškis
Norwegian:	hare
Polish:	zając
Portuguese (Brazil):	lebre
Portuguese (Portugal):	lebre
Romanian:	iepure de câmp
Russian:	заяц
Slovak:	zajac
Slovenian:	zajec
Spanish:	liebre
Swedish:	hare
Turkish:	yabani tavşan

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Hare

Hare\, v. t. [Cf. Harry, Harass.] To excite; to tease, or worry; to harry. [Obs.] --Locke.

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Hare\, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso, Dan. [ae] Sw. hare, Icel. h?ri, Skr. ?a?a. ?.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) A rodent of the genus Lepus, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity.

Note: The species of hares are numerous. The common European hare is Lepustimidus. The northern or varying hare of America (L. Americanus), and the prairie hare (L. campestris), turn white in winter. In America, the various species of hares are commonly called rabbits.

2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and under the foot of Orion; Lepus.

Hare and hounds, a game played by men and boys, two, called hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of paper to indicate their course, being chased by the others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit.

Hare kangaroo (Zo["o]l.)., a small Australian kangaroo (Lagorchestes Leporoides), resembling the hare in size and color,

Hare's lettuce (Bot.), a plant of the genus Sonchus, or sow thistle; -- so called because hares are said to eat it when fainting with heat. --Dr. Prior.

Jumping hare. (Zo["o]l.) See under Jumping.

Little chief hare, or Crying hare. (Zo["o]l.) See Chief hare.

Sea hare. (Zo["o]l.) See Aplysia.

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