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burr1 definition

burr (bʉr)

noun

  1. a rough edge or ridge left on metal or other material by cutting or drilling
  2. a washer on the small end of a rivet
  3. bur (senses , , & )

Etymology: var. of bur

transitive verb

  1. to form a rough edge on
  2. to remove burrs from (metal)
burr2 definition

burr (bʉr)

noun

  1. the trilling of r, with uvula or tongue, as in the dialectal speech of northern England and Scotland
  2. a whirring sound

Etymology: prob. echoic

intransitive verb

  1. to speak with a burr
  2. to make a whir

transitive verb

to pronounce with a burr
burr3 definition

burr (bʉr)

noun

Burr definition

Burr (bʉr)

Burr, Aaron 1756-1836; U.S. political leader: vice president of the U.S. (1801-05): killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel (1804)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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