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1. (n.) burrow
a hole or tunnel in the ground made by an animal, as a rabbit, for habitation and refuge.
2. burrow
a place of retreat.
3. (v.i.) burrow
to dig a burrow.
4. burrow
to lodge or hide in a burrow.
5. burrow
to proceed by or as if by digging.
6. (v.t.) burrow
to dig a burrow into.
7. burrow
to hide in a burrow.
8. burrow
to make by or as if by digging.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME borow, earlier burh)
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| Definition of 'burrow' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) burrow, tunnel
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
2. (verb) burrow, tunnel
move through by or as by digging
"burrow through the forest"
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1. (noun) burrow
a hole or tunnel in the ground made by an animal
2. (verb) burrow
to dig a burrow
a beetle burrowing into the ground
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| Definition of 'burrow' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) burrow
an incorporated town. See 1st Borough
2. (noun) burrow
a shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation
3. (noun) burrow
a heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse
4. (noun) burrow
a mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp, n., 5
5. (verb) burrow
to excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits
6. (verb) burrow
to lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place; to hide
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Sense: a hole dug for shelter
a rabbit burrow.
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 Afrikaans: gat, lêplek |
 Arabic: جُحر |
 Bulgarian: дупка в земята |
 Brazilian: toca |
 Czech: doupě, nora, díra |
 German: der Bau |
 Danish: hule; kaninhule |
 Greek: λαγούμι |
 Spanish: madriguera |
 Estonian: urg |
 Farsi: لانۀ زیرزمینی |
 Finnish: kolo |
 French: terrier |
 Hebrew: מְחִילָה |
 Hindi: बिल |
 Croatian: jazbina |
 Hungarian: (földbe ásott) lyuk |
 Indonesian: liang |
 Icelandic: greni, hola, göng |
 Italian: tana |
 Japanese: 穴 |
 Korean: 굴 |
 Lithuanian: urvas, ola |
 Latvian: (dzīvnieka) ala |
 Malay: lubang dalam tanah |
 Dutch: hol |
 Norwegian: (kanin)hule, (reve)hi |
 Polish: jama, nora |
 Persian: لانۀ زیرزمینی |
 Pashto: سوری ، غار، سوری وهل |
 Portuguese: toca |
 Romanian: vizuină |
 Russian: нора |
 Slovak: brloh, nora |
 Slovenian: brlog |
 Serbian: jazbina |
 Swedish: håla |
 Thai: รูหรือโพรง |
 Turkish: oyuk |
 Taiwanese: 地洞 |
 Ukrainian: нора, хід |
 Urdu: بل ، کھوہ ، بھٹ |
 Vietnamese: cái hang |
 Chinese: （狐、兔等）地洞 |
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