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Hare

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

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Broader term 2

Game 76% connected

Crooked; lame; as, a game leg.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Run 76% connected

of Run

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Narrower term 1

Leveret 76% connected

A hare in the first year of its age.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Derivationally related 2

Rabbit 74% connected

Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species (Lepus cuniculus), which is often kept as a pet, and has been i…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Rabbit 74% connected

Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species (Lepus cuniculus), which is often kept as a pet, and has been i…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Containing whole 1

Cottontail 70% connected

The American wood rabbit (Lepus sylvaticus); -- also called Molly cottontail.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Component part 1

Rabbit 70% connected

Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species (Lepus cuniculus), which is often kept as a pet, and has been i…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Synonym 1

Rabbit 92% connected

Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species (Lepus cuniculus), which is often kept as a pet, and has been i…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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