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hare noun a herbivorous mammal like a rabbit but slightly larger and with longer legs and ears, which lives in a form1 (noun 12) and whose young are called leverets. verb (hared, haring) intrans (often hare off or hare after something) colloq to run very fast or wildly. harelike adj. first catch your hare make sure you have a thing first before you decide what to do with it. raise or start a hare to introduce a topic of conversation, line of inquiry, etc. run with the hare and hunt with the hounds to be on good terms with both sides at the same time.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon hara.
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