hares

noun
UK /heəz/
US /herz/

Hares are animals like big rabbits with long ears and long back legs.

We saw two hares hopping across the field.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. To run very fast, like a hare.

He hared down the street to catch the bus.

3. The meat of a hare used as food.

The old recipe calls for jugged hare.

4. A person who runs very quickly in a race.

She was the hare of the track team, always first to finish.