rare
- Adjective. Very uncommon; scarce.
- Adjective. (context, of cooking, particularly meats) Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).
- Adjective. (context, of a gas) thin; of low density.
- Verb. (US, intransitive) To rear, rise up, start backwards.
- Verb. (US, transitive) To rear, bring up, raise.
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