rabbit

A small animal with long ears, soft fur, and a short tail that moves by jumping.

• Our rabbit has white fur.
• Two rabbits were eating grass in the garden.
• Did you feed the rabbit this morning?

Similar words: bunny

Common phrases: pet rabbit, wild rabbit, rabbit hole, feed a rabbit

Meat from a small, long-eared animal, eaten as food.

• We had rabbit for dinner.
• She cooked rabbit with onions and wine.
• The restaurant serves a rich rabbit stew.

Common phrases: rabbit stew, roast rabbit, braised rabbit, cook rabbit

A runner who sets the speed in a race to help or challenge other runners.

• The rabbit led the first lap.
• They hired a rabbit to help the runner break the record.
• The rabbit dropped out after setting a fast pace.

Similar words: pacemaker, pacer

Common phrases: race rabbit, rabbit sets pace, use a rabbit

To keep talking in an annoying way, often about things that do not matter.

• Please stop rabbiting on.
• She rabbited about her neighbours for an hour.
• He kept rabbiting while I tried to read.

How to use it: rabbit on about something (He rabbited on about his new phone all evening.)

Similar words: babble, chatter, prattle

Common phrases: rabbit on, rabbit about something, rabbit on about something

To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid or want to escape.

• He looked ready to rabbit.
• The thief rabbited when he saw the police.
• She rabbited out of the room before anyone could stop her.

How to use it: rabbit from someone/something (The suspect tried to rabbit from the police.)

Similar words: flee, bolt, run away

Opposites: stay

Common phrases: rabbit away, rabbit from someone