rabbit1 nounrabbit2 verb
rabbitrab‧bit1 /ˈræbɪt/ ●●● S3 noun 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINrabbit
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Probably from Walloon robett, robete, from Middle Dutch robbeEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Rabbits were part of their bounty; this classic preparation can be prepared with wild or domestic rabbit.
- I've made a rabbit pie.
- It was decorated with an overdressed pale-blue rabbit in non-toxic paint.
- Many knowing rabbit connoisseurs and hunters prize simple fried rabbit.
- Nildro-hain was the first rabbit they met.
- Remove rabbit from marinade and pat dry with paper towels.
- Their seven children, carved in high relief in diminishing size according to age, clustered round their feet like rabbits.
- When rabbit is done, remove from pan to a serving platter and keep warm.
WORD SETS► Animals
Collocationsaardvark, nounadder, nounAfghan, nounalley cat, nounalligator, nounalpaca, nounAlsatian, nounamphibian, nounamphibious, adjectiveangora, nounanimal, nounanteater, nounantelope, nounanthropoid, adjectiveantler, nounape, nounappaloosa, nounarachnid, nounarmadillo, nounasp, nounass, nounbaa, verbbaboon, nounbaby, nounbadger, nounbantam, nounbark, verbbark, nounbarnacle, nounbasset, nounbat, nounbay, nounbay, verbbay, adjectivebeagle, nounbear, nounbeast, nounbeast of burden, nounbeaver, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounbelly, nounbig cat, nounbig game, nounbighorn sheep, nounbilly goat, nounbiped, nounbison, nounbitch, nounbivalve, nounbleat, verbbloodhound, nounbloodstream, nounblow-hole, nounboa, nounboar, nounbobcat, nounbovine, adjectivebow-wow, nounboxer, nounbrainwave, nounbrindled, adjectivebristle, verbbronc, nounbronco, nounbrontosaurus, nounbrush, nounbuck, nounbuffalo, nounbull, nounbulldog, nounbullfrog, nounbullock, nounbull terrier, nounburro, nounburrow, nouncalf, nouncall, nouncalve, verbcamel, nouncanine, adjectivecanine, nouncarapace, nouncarcass, nouncaribou, nouncarnivore, nouncarthorse, nouncat, nouncattle, nouncaudal, adjectivecayman, nouncetacean, nounchameleon, nounchamois, nouncheetah, nounchestnut, nounchickadee, nounchicken, nounchihuahua, nounchimpanzee, nounchinchilla, nounchipmunk, nounchow, nounclaw, nouncloven hoof, nouncoat, nouncob, nouncobra, nouncocker spaniel, nouncold-blooded, adjectivecollie, nouncolouring, nouncolt, nouncomb, nounconnective tissue, nouncony, nouncoon, nouncopperhead, nouncorgi, nouncougar, nouncourtship, nouncow, nouncoyote, nouncoypu, nouncrest, nouncrocodile, nouncrop, verbcrustacean, nouncry, nouncub, nouncur, noundachshund, nounDalmatian, noundeer, nounden, noundentine, noundingo, noundinosaur, noundoe, noundog, noundolphin, noundomesticate, verbdonkey, noundormouse, noundorsal, adjectivedromedary, nounduckbilled platypus, nounearthworm, nounelephant, nounelk, nounentrails, nounermine, nounewe, nounexcreta, nounexcretion, nounfallopian tube, nounfallow deer, nounfang, nounfauna, nounfawn, nounfeed, nounfeeler, nounfeline, adjectivefeline, nounfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferal, adjectiveferret, nounfetlock, nounfieldmouse, nounfilly, nounfin, nounfleece, nounflipper, nounflying fox, nounfoal, nounfoal, verbfoetus, nounforefoot, nounforeleg, nounfox, nounfoxhound, nounfox terrier, nounFriesian, nounfrog, nounfrogspawn, nounfruit bat, nounfur, nounfurry, adjectivegarter snake, noungazelle, noungecko, noungeese, gelding, noungerbil, nounGerman shepherd, noungestation, noungiant panda, noungibbon, noungiraffe, noungnu, noungoat, noungolden retriever, noungopher, noungorilla, noungregarious, adjectivegreyhound, noungroundhog, nounground squirrel, noungrunt, verbguinea pig, nounhack, nounhackles, nounhairless, adjectivehamster, nounhare, nounhart, nounhaunch, nounhedgehog, nounheifer, nounhen, nounherbivore, nounherd, nounhermit crab, nounhibernate, verbhind, adjectivehind, nounhindquarters, nounhippo, nounhippopotamus, nounhock, nounhog, nounhoof, nounhorned, adjectivehorse, nounhound, nounhowl, verbhump, nounhusky, nounhyaena, nounhybrid, nounhyena, nounibex, nouniguana, nounimpala, nouninbred, adjectiveinbreeding, nouninsectivore, nouninterbreed, verbinvertebrate, nounjackal, nounjackrabbit, nounjaguar, nounjellyfish, nounJersey, nounkangaroo, nounkid, nounkoala, nounkookaburra, nounLabrador, nounlair, nounlamb, nounlemming, nounleopard, nounlion, nounlioness, nounlitter, nounlitter, verblizard, nounllama, nounlonghorn, nounlugworm, nounlynx, nounmale, nounmamba, nounmammal, nounmammary, adjectivemammoth, nounmandible, nounmandrill, nounmane, nounman-eater, nounmare, nounmarmoset, nounmarsupial, nounmarten, nounmastitis, nounmate, nounmate, verbmating, nounmaw, nounmenagerie, nounmew, verbmiaow, verbmice, nounmigrant, nounmilk, verbmimic, verbmimic, nounmink, nounmole, nounmollusc, nounmongoose, nounmongrel, nounmonkey, nounmoo, verbmoose, nounmoult, verbmountain goat, nounmountain lion, nounmouse, nounmule, nounmuskrat, nounmussel, nounmustang, nounmutt, nounmuzzle, nounnag, nounnanny goat, nounnative, adjectivenative, nounnest, nounnewt, nounnocturnal, adjectiveocelot, nounoctopus, nounoffspring, nounoink, interjectionokapi, nounOld English sheepdog, nounomnivore, nounomnivorous, adjectiveopossum, nounorangutang, nounotter, nounox, nounpachyderm, nounpack, nounpad, nounpair, nounpanda, nounpanther, nounparasite, nounparasitic, adjectivepaw, nounpaw, verbpeccary, nounpedigree, adjectivepeke, nounPekinese, nounpelt, nounPersian cat, nounpest, nounpheasant, nounpiebald, adjectivepied, adjectivepig, nounpiggy, nounpiglet, nounpincer, nounpine marten, nounpinto, nounpit bull terrier, nounpit pony, nounplankton, nounplate, nounplatypus, nounpointer, nounpolar bear, nounpolecat, nounpolyp, nounpony, nounpooch, nounpoodle, nounporcupine, nounporker, nounporpoise, nounPortuguese man-of-war, nounpossum, nounpouch, nounprairie dog, nounprance, verbpredation, nounpredator, nounpredatory, adjectiveprehensile, adjectiveprey, nounprickle, nounpride, nounprimate, nounproboscis, nounprocreate, verbprowl, verbpterodactyl, nounpuffin, nounpug, nounpullet, nounpuma, nounpup, nounpurebred, adjectivepurr, verbpussy, nounpython, nounquack, verbquadruped, nounquill, nounrabbit, nounrabbit warren, nounrabid, adjectiveraccoon, nounracoon, nounram, nounrat, nounrattler, nounrattlesnake, nounravening, adjectivereindeer, nounreptile, nounretract, verbretriever, nounrhesus monkey, nounrhino, nounrhinoceros, nounroan, nounrodent, nounroe deer, nounrottweiler, nounruminant, nounruminate, verbrump, nounrunt, nounrut, nounsable, nounsac, nounsalamander, nounsausage dog, nounscavenge, verbschool, nounscorpion, nounseal, nounsea lion, nounseashell, nounsea urchin, nounsemen, nounserpent, nounsetter, nounsex, verbshed, verbsheep, nounsheepdog, nounShetland pony, nounshire horse, nounshrew, nounshrimp, nounSiamese cat, nounsilkworm, nounsimian, adjectivesire, nounskin, nounskunk, nounsloth, nounslug, nounsnail, nounsnake, nounsnakebite, nounsnarl, verbsniffer dog, nounsnout, nounsocial, adjectivesow, nounspaniel, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsperm whale, nounsponge, nounspoor, nounspore, nounspringbok, nounsquid, nounsquirrel, nounstag, nounstallion, nounstarfish, nounSt Bernard, nounsteed, nounsteer, nounsting, nounstinger, nounstoat, nounstomach, nounstray, adjectivestray, nounstud, nounsucker, nounsuckle, verbsuckling, nounswine, nountadpole, nountail, nountame, adjectivetame, verbtapeworm, nountapir, nounteat, nountentacle, nounterrapin, nounterrier, nounterritorial, adjectiveterritory, nountiger, nountigress, nountoad, nountom, nountomcat, nountooth, nountortoise, nountortoiseshell, nountrumpet, verbtrunk, nountufted, adjectiveturtle, nountusk, nountyrannosaurus, nounudder, nounuterus, nounvampire bat, nounvent, nounvermin, nounvertebrate, nounvicuña, nounviper, nounvivarium, nounvixen, nounvole, nounwag, verbwallaby, nounwallow, verbwalrus, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewarren, nounwarthog, nounwater buffalo, nounwater rat, nounwater vole, nounweasel, nounweevil, nounwhale, nounwhelk, nounwhelp, nounwhelp, verbwhinny, verbwhippet, nounwhisker, nounwild boar, nounwildcat, nounwildebeest, nounwildfowl, nounwinkle, nounwithers, nounwolf, nounwolfhound, nounwombat, nounwool, nounyak, nounyap, verbyap, nounyearling, nounyelp, nounYorkshire terrier, nounyoung, nounzebra, nounzoologist, nounzoology, nounzygote, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a pet dog/cat/rabbit etc
Phrases· I used to have a pet rabbit when I was young.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► pet· Even the nursery's pet rabbit is being tested as a possible carrier of the organism that causes the illness.· If they have their own pet rabbit, make the bunny in an appropriate colour.· In 1856-7 his niece Caroline has a pet rabbit.
► white· There are black and white rabbits, there are big-eared and small-eared rabbits.· That same month, they had bought a white rabbit named Fred.· They kept a white rabbit, and took it with them on their travels.· On the table sits a white rabbit, ears erect.
NOUN► warren· They've tried to search that rabbit warren but it's impossible.· Elsewhere, extensive pillow mounds show that the site was used as a rabbit warren later on.· I can't remember ever bolting a weasel from a rabbit warren.· Two will be described here: pillow mounds and former rabbit warrens, and decoys for taking wildfowl.
VERB► catch· He'd catch the rabbits and loved a pint of beer.· I believe my friend is catching on, fellow rabbits.· Personally I couldn't have cared less if we hadn't caught a single rabbit.· The type of snare that trapped the deer is mainly used to catch rabbits and foxes.· They can't catch a rabbit that runs, and nearly always you can smell them coming.
► cook· To cook reserved rabbit loins, prepare a fire in a charcoal grill.
► eat· Whereas foxes eat things other than rabbits, cheetahs eat only gazelles.· Coyotes eat snakes, rabbits, mice and other rodents, lizards, berries, etc. 2.
► kill· It therefore offers an opportunity to kill all rabbits confined within that area by the full variety of methods available.· The myxomatosis virus has killed far more rabbits than have foxes.· Perhaps this boy knows something about them, he thought ... Something has been killing rabbits and birds in the woods lately.· When Pierson told them it takes her 2 minutes to kill and dress each rabbit, there was this silence.· Instead of scraping away at its hindquarters it can now kill the rabbit.· So Jim killed a rabbit, filled the skin with sawdust, added an appropriate weight and sold it to her.· The advantage of a muzzled ferret is that it can not kill a rabbit.· The most likely is that the ferret has somehow shed her muzzle and has then killed a rabbit.
► shoot· And if he wanted to shoot rabbits he's had plenty of chances this morning.· There are those people whose interest is almost exclusively in shooting bolting rabbits.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► farmed salmon/fish/rabbits etc► like a rabbit/deer caught in headlights
1- As a result, commercially farmed rabbits are available, both for meat and hair; the angora is an example.
- The documentary Warning from the Wild-the Price of Salmon looked at levels of polychlorinated biphenyls and dioxins in farmed salmon.
- The practice also raises questions about the quality of farmed fish, says Pauly.
- Though perfectly and classically cooked, the one I sampled had the muddy, acrid flavor of farmed fish.
[countable] a small animal with long ears and soft fur, that lives in a hole in the ground2[uncountable] the fur or meat of a rabbitrabbit1 nounrabbit2 verb
rabbitrabbit2 verb Verb TableVERB TABLE
rabbit
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | rabbit |
| he, she, it | rabbits | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | rabbitted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have rabbitted |
| he, she, it | has rabbitted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had rabbitted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rabbit |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have rabbitted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am rabbitting |
| he, she, it | is rabbitting | |
| you, we, they | are rabbitting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was rabbitting |
| you, we, they | were rabbitting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been rabbitting |
| he, she, it | has been rabbitting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been rabbitting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be rabbitting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been rabbitting |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Collocations- Danny Baker was born to banter, conceived to chat and has a remit to rabbit.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a pet dog/cat/rabbit etc
Phrases· I used to have a pet rabbit when I was young.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► farmed salmon/fish/rabbits etc► like a rabbit/deer caught in headlights
rabbit on phrasal verb British English informal to talk for a long time in an uninteresting or annoying way SYN go onrabbit on about- As a result, commercially farmed rabbits are available, both for meat and hair; the angora is an example.
- The documentary Warning from the Wild-the Price of Salmon looked at levels of polychlorinated biphenyls and dioxins in farmed salmon.
- The practice also raises questions about the quality of farmed fish, says Pauly.
- Though perfectly and classically cooked, the one I sampled had the muddy, acrid flavor of farmed fish.
He kept rabbiting on about the environment.