hare — Diccionario de inglés

Sustantivo

1. Any of several plant-eating mammals of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears.

   Uso

   • contable

   Ejemplos

   The hare has a reputation for exciting desire. Hare soup is credited with a particular aphrodisiac value.

2. The meat from this animal.

   Uso

   • no contable

   Ejemplos

   Ashe bit absent-mindedly into a piece of hare and swore mildly when he burned his tongue.

   Hare is another delicious meat – it’s more ‘steaky’, darker and richer than rabbit.

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   In Milan, jugged hare is flavoured with grated chocolate, which adds colour and depth to the sauce.

3. The player in a paperchase, or hare and hounds game, who leaves a trail of paper to be followed.

   Uso

   • contable

Verbo

1. To move swiftly.

   Uso

   • intransitivo

   Sinónimos

   rabbitracespeedtear

   Palabras relacionadas

   formleveretjackrabbit

   Ejemplos

   But Wales somehow snaffled possession for fly-half Jones to send half-back partner Mike Phillips haring away with Stoddart in support.

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   Desperate, Kim hurls his phone overarm at the creature's forehead. It's a solid chunk of metal and it's a dead hit. Grey reels backwards and cracks his skull against the wall. By the time he recovers, Kim is out of sight, haring away down the left corridor, just echoing, fading footsteps on concrete.

Verbo

1. To excite; to tease, or worry; to harry.

   Uso

   • en desuso

   Ejemplos

   To hare and rate them thus at every turn, is not to teach them, but to vex, and torment them to no purpoſe.

Adjetivo

1. Grey, hoary; grey-haired, venerable (of people).

   Uso

   • regional

   Ejemplos

   a hare old man

2. Cold, frosty (of weather).

   Uso

   • regional

   Ejemplos

   a hare day

Sustantivo

1. swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes

   Términos más generales

   leporidleporid mammal

2. flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food

   Sinónimos

   rabbit

   Términos más generales

   game

Verbo

1. run quickly, like a hare

   Términos más generales

   run

   Ejemplos

   He hared down the hill