rabbit
A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a…A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares)
» The rabbit hid behind the tree.
Das Kaninchen versteckte sich hinter dem Baum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Кролик спрятался за деревом. — odexed
Кролик сховався за деревом. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
10 senses(countable, uncountable)A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares)
The pioneers survived by eating the small game they could get: rabbits, squirrels and occasionally a raccoon.
Kaninchen, Karnickel, Schlappohr
кро́ликkrólik, крольчи́хаkrolʹčíxa
крільkrilʹ, кро́ликkrólyk, трусьtrusʹ
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
(uncountable)The meat from this animal.
She was cooking rabbit stew for dinner.
(uncountable)The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.
the fur of a rabbit
(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, uncountable)A very poor batsman, selected as a bowler or wicket-keeper.
(countable, uncountable)A batsman who is frequently dismissed by the same bowler (said to be that player's rabbit).
Glenn McGrath dismissed Michael Atherton a record 19 times; hence Atherton is McGrath's rabbit.
(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, uncountable)Rarebit; Welsh rabbit or a similar dish: melted cheese served atop toast.
(countable, uncountable)A pneumatically-controlled tool used to insert small samples of material inside the core of a nuclear reactor.
(countable, uncountable)A vibrator with a shaft and a clitoral stimulator usually shaped like a rabbit's ears.
Examples
463 sentencesThe rabbit hid behind the tree.
Кролик сховався за деревом. — deniko
ruКролик спрятался за деревом. — odexed
deDas Kaninchen versteckte sich hinter dem Baum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom tried to catch the rabbit.
Том спробував упіймати кроля. — deniko
ruТом попытался поймать кролика. — Wezel
deTom versuchte, das Kaninchen zu fangen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Why do rabbits have long ears?
Чому в кролів довгі вуха? — deniko
ruПочему у кроликов длинные уши? — marafon
deWarum haben Kaninchen lange Löffel? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Not all rabbits have long ears.
Не всі кролики мають довгі вуха. — deniko
It doesn't look like a rabbit.
Не схоже на кроля. — deniko
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English rabet, rabette, from Anglo-Latin rabettus, from dialectal OlInherited from Middle English rabet, rabette, from Anglo-Latin rabettus, from dialectal Old French rabotte, probably a diminutive of Middle Dutch or West Flemish robbe (“rabbit, seal”), of uncertain origin; possibly some imitative verb, maybe robben, rubben (“to rub”) is used here to allude to a characteristic of the animal. See rub.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: rabbitsSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
78 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- catch a rabbit
- rabbits have long
- raise rabbits
- saw a rabbit
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.