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jackrabbit

[ jak-rab-it ]

adjective

  1. resembling a jack rabbit, as in suddenness or rapidity of movement:

    The car made a jackrabbit start when the traffic light turned green.



verb (used without object)

  1. to go or start forward with a rapid, sudden movement.
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Origin of jackrabbit1

First recorded in 1925–30; jack rabbit
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Example Sentences

Besides its namesake, the Chuckwalla lizard, the area is home to bighorn sheep, desert tortoises, kangaroo rats, burrowing owls and jackrabbits.

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He offered his comrades free lessons in hand-to-hand combat and bonded with them in the backcountry hunting jackrabbits.

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The monument’s name comes from the stocky Chuckwalla lizards that frequent the area, which is also home to bighorn sheep, desert tortoises, kangaroo rats, burrowing owls and jackrabbits.

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“But every exploding colorful sunset, every jackrabbit, every coyote sighting changed my brain chemistry,” said Shah.

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For the second year in a row, Long Beach Poly pulled a jackrabbit out of a hat to stun Mission Viejo.

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