burrow
burrow definition
bur·row (bʉr′ō)
noun
- a hole or tunnel dug in the ground by an animal
- any similar passage or hole for shelter, refuge, etc.
Etymology: ME burgh (see borough), infl. by bergh, hill, berwen, to defend, take refuge
intransitive verb
- to make a burrow; dig (in, into, under, etc.)
- to live or hide in or as in a burrow
- to delve or search, as if by digging
transitive verb
- to make burrows in (the ground)
- to make by burrowing
- to hide or shelter in or as in a burrow
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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