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The definition of a burr is the sound of the trilling of the r with the top of the tongue or a rough edge left on metal after drilling.

(noun)

An example of a burr is a Scottish accent.
An example of burr is the sharp edge on a newly-drilled hole.

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noun

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

Origin: var. of bur

transitive verb

to form a rough edge on
to remove burrs from (metal)

noun

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

Origin: prob. echoic

intransitive verb

to speak with a burr
to make a whir

transitive verb

to pronounce with a burr

noun

buhrstone

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

See burr in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A rough edge or area remaining on material, such as metal, after it has been cast, cut, or drilled.
Variant of bur¹.

transitive verb burred burred, burr·ing, burrs

To form a burr on.
To remove burrs from.

Origin:

Origin: Variant of bur¹

also bur

noun

A trilling of the letter r, usually made with the tip of the tongue and characteristic of Scottish speech.
A buzzing or whirring sound.

verb burred burred, burr·ing, burrs also burs

verb, transitive

To pronounce with a burr.

verb, intransitive

To speak with a burr.
To make a buzzing or whirring sound.

Origin:

Origin: Imitative

also bur

noun

A washer that fits around the smaller end of a rivet.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English burre, ring, disk

Origin: , alteration of burwhe, circle, disk

American politician who became Vice President of the United States (1801-1805) under Thomas Jefferson after a deadlock in the electoral college was broken by the House of Representatives. On July 11, 1804, Burr mortally wounded his rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and later fled south where he was involved in a mysterious conspiracy to establish an independent nation in Mexico and the Southwest. Tried for treason, he was acquitted for lack of evidence.

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