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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʌrəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɜroʊ, ˈbʌroʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bûr′ō, bur′ō)

bur•row /ˈbɜroʊ, ˈbʌroʊ/USA pronunciation n.

[countable]

Animal Behaviora hole or tunnel in the ground made by an animal:The rabbit reached its burrow.

to dig a burrow (into): [no object]He burrowed into the ground.[~ + object]The rabbit burrowed its way down through the ground.
to move or proceed by or as if by digging:[no object]She burrowed under the covers.

bur•row•er, n. [countable]

bur•row (bûr′ō, bur′ō),USA pronunciation n.

Animal Behaviora hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge.
a place of retreat;
shelter or refuge.

v.i.

to make a hole or passage in, into, or under something.
to lodge in a burrow.
to hide.
to proceed by or as if by digging.

v.t.

Animal Behaviorto put a burrow into (a hill, mountainside, etc.).
to hide (oneself ), as in a burrow.
to make by or as if by burrowing:We burrowed our way through the crowd.

1325–75; Middle English borow, earlier burh, apparently gradational variant of late Middle English beri burrow, variant of earlier berg refuge, Old English gebeorg, derivative of beorgan to protect; akin to Old English burgen grave, i.e., place of protection for a body; see bury

bur′row•er, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

burrow /ˈbʌrəʊ/ n

a hole or tunnel dug in the ground by a rabbit, fox, or other small animal, for habitation or shelter
a small snug place affording shelter or retreat

to dig (a burrow) in, through, or under (ground)
(intransitive) often followed by through: to move through by or as by digging
(intransitive) to hide or live in a burrow
(intransitive) to delve deeply: he burrowed into his pockets
to hide (oneself)

Etymology: 13th Century: probably a variant of boroughˈburrower n

'burrow' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

delve - earthworm - gallery - gaper - hole - root - sea cucumber - sett - trace fossil - bolt - burrowing owl - cete - China syndrome - cony - coterie - cuniculus - earth - ground - infauna - inquiline - mine - mousehole - mud - nuzzle - rathole - terrier - tunnel - shipworm

In Lists: Vocabulario generico, Mat9e19's List 1, Human Ecology, more...

Synonyms: tunnel, den, lair, hole, retreat, more...

Collocations: ran away and hid in its burrow, the [mole, groundhog] burrowed under the [ground, driveway], was hiding in its burrow, more...

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