jackrabbit

ˈdʒækˌræbɪt

Definition of jackrabbit - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animal

large North American hare with long ears

The jackrabbit darted across the desert.

hare

Verb

intr.

sudden movement

move suddenly and quickly like a wild hare

The car jackrabbited off the starting line.

bolt

dart

dash

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large North American hare with long ears

Expressions with jackrabbit

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jackrabbit start

quick and abrupt beginning

The athlete's jackrabbit start gave him an early lead.

white-tailed jackrabbit

large North American hare of plains and mountains, with a white tail

The white-tailed jackrabbit sprinted across the prairie before vanishing into rocks.

Origin of jackrabbit

English, jack (male) + rabbit (hare)

Examples of jackrabbit in a sentence

We spotted a jackrabbit near the canyon.
The rabbit jackrabbited across the field.
She jackrabbited out of her seat when she heard the news.

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French:lièvre, bondir, ...
German:Präriehase, losschießen, ...
Italian:lepre, scattare, ...
Spanish:liebre, salir disparado, ...
Portuguese:lebre americana, arrancar, ...
Chinese:北美野兔, 飞驰, ...
Japanese:ジャックラビット, 急発進する, ...
Arabic:أَرْنَب بَرِّي, انْطَلَقَ بِسُرْعَة فَجْأَة, ...
Hebrew:אַרְנֶבֶת, לִזְנֹק, ...
Russian:заяц, рвануть, ...
Ukrainian:заяць-русак, рвонути, ...
Hindi:जैकरेबिट, तेजी से चलना, ...
Bengali:জ্যাকর্যাবিট, হঠাৎ ছোটা, ...
Catalan:llebre de les praderies, arrencar ràpidament, ...
Czech:zajíc ušák, vystřelit, ...
Danish:hare, skyde af sted, ...
Dutch:haas, wegspringen, ...
Greek:λαγός, ξεκινώ, ...
Hungarian:prérinyúl, kilőni, ...
Khmer:ទន្សាយព្រៃធំមានត្រចៀកវែងនៅអាមេរិកខាងជើង, ស្ទុះចេញភ្លាមៗ, ...
Korean:재크래빗, 튀어나가다, ...
Persian:شغال, حرکت کرد, ...
Polish:zając, ruszać, ...
Portuguese (BR):lebre, disparar, ...
Romanian:iepure de câmp, a țâșni, ...
Swedish:präriehare, rusa, ...
Thai:แจ็คแรบบิท, เคลื่อนที่อย่างรวดเร็ว, ...
Turkish:çöl tavşanı, fırlamak, ...
Vietnamese:thỏ rừng, phóng vọt, ...

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