Hare Definition

hâr

hared, hares, haring

noun

hares

Any of a large group of swift mammals (order Lagomorpha) of the same family (Leporidae) as the rabbits, with long ears, soft fur, a cleft upper lip, a short tail, and long, powerful hind legs: it differs from a rabbit in that it is larger, does not burrow, and has furry, active young.

Webster's New World

Any of several plant-eating animals of the family Leporidae, especially of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

verb

hared, hares, haring

To run fast or go hurriedly.

Webster's New World

(intransitive) To move swiftly.

Wiktionary

(obsolete) To excite; to tease, or worry; to harry.

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Other Word Forms of Hare

Noun

Singular:

hare

Plural:

hares

Origin of Hare

From Middle English hare, from Old English hara (“hare”), from Proto-Germanic *hasô (compare West Frisian hazze, Dutch haas, German Hase, Swedish hare, Icelandic heri), from *Proto-Germanic *haswaz (“grey”) (compare Old English hasu, Middle High German heswe (“pale, dull”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kas- (compare Welsh cannu (“to whiten”), ceinach (“hare”), Latin cānus (“white”), cascus (“old”), Old Prussian sasins (“hare”), Pashto [script?] (soe, “hare”)[Arabic?], Sanskrit शश (śaśa, “hare”)).

From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English hara kas- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Compare harry, harass.

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