RABBIT


Meaning of RABBIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈræbɪt ]

n. & v. --n. 1 a any of various burrowing gregarious plant-eating mammals of the hare family, esp. Oryctolagus cuniculus, with long ears and a short tail, varying in colour from brown in the wild to black and white, and kept as a pet or for meat. b US a hare. c the fur of the rabbit. 2 Brit. colloq. a poor performer in any sport or game. --v.intr. (rabbited, rabbiting) 1 hunt rabbits. 2 (often foll. by on, away) Brit. colloq. talk excessively or pointlessly; chatter (rabbiting on about his holiday). ørabbit punch a short chop with the edge of the hand to the nape of the neck. rabbit warren an area in which rabbits have their burrows, or are kept for meat etc. øørabbity adj. [ME perh. f. OF: cf. F dial. rabotte, Walloon robëte, Flem. robbe]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.