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WIKTIONARY
rabbit
Noun
  • A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
  • The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.
  • 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.
  • A very poor batsman; selected as a bowler or wicket-keeper. cricket
  • 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. computing theory
Verb
  • To hunt rabbits. intransitive
  • To flee. US, intransitive
Verb
  • To talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble annoyingly. Britain, intransitive