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Definitions for Hare

[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.
[6] Chiefly British . to run fast.
[7] any solitary leporid mammal of the genus Lepus, such as L. europaeus (European hare ). Hares are larger than rabbits, having longer ears and legs, and live in shallow nests (forms) Related adjective: leporine
[8] make a hare of someone Irish informal to defeat someone completely
[9] run with the hare and hunt with the hounds to be on good terms with both sides
[10] (intr; often foll by off, after, etc ) British informal to go or run fast or wildly
[11] Sir David. born 1947, British dramatist and theatre director: his plays include Plenty (1978), Pravda (with Howard Brenton, 1985), The Secret Rapture (1989), Racing Demon (1990), The Permanent Way (2003), and Stuff Happens (2004)
[12] William. 19th century, Irish murderer and bodysnatcher: associate of William Burke
[13] a member of a Dene Native Canadian people of northern Canada

Words related to Hare

leveret, lagomorph, coney

Words nearby Hare

hardworking, hardy, hardy ageratum, hardy-rand-ritter test, hardy-weinberg law, hare, hare and hounds, hare krishna, hare's-foot, hare's-foot fern, harebell

Origin of Hare

before 900; Middle English; Old English hara; cognate with Danish hare; akin to German Hase hare, Old English hasu gray

Words that may be confused with Hare

hair, hare

Other words from Hare

hare·like , adjective

Word origin for Hare

of Athapascan origin

Synonyms for Hare

coney, lagomorph, leveret