Definitions for burrow
ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊbur·row

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. burrow, tunnelverb

   a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter

2. burrow, tunnelverb

   move through by or as by digging

   "burrow through the forest"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. burrownoun

   A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.

2. burrowverb

   To dig a tunnel or hole.

3. Etymology: Origin. Formally, it appears to be a variant of borough, but this sense is not known in Old English burh or in any Germanic cognate languages.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Burrow, Berg, Burg, Burghnoun

   Etymology: derived from the Saxon burg, byrg , a city, tower, or castle. Edmund Gibson Camden.

   1.A corporate town, that is not a city, but such as sends burgesses to the parliament. All places that, in former days, were called borough, were such as were fenced or fortified. John Cowell

   King of England shalt thou be proclaim’d
   In ev’ry burrow, as we pass along. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. iii.

   Possession of land was the original right of election among the commons; and burrows were entitled to sit, as they were possessed of certain tracts. William Temple.

   2. The holes made in the ground by conies.

   When they shall see his crest up again, and the man in blood, they will out of their burrows, like conies after rain, and revel all with him. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

2. To Burrowverb

   To make holes in the ground; to mine, as conies or rabbits.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Some strew sand among their corn, which, they say, prevents mice and rats burrowing in it; because of its falling into their ears. John Mortimer.

   Little sinuses would often form, and burrow underneath. Samuel Sharp, Surgery.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Burrow

   A burrow is a hole or tunnel excavated into the ground by an animal to construct a space suitable for habitation or temporary refuge, or as a byproduct of locomotion. Burrows provide a form of shelter against predation and exposure to the elements and can be found in nearly every biome and among various biological interactions. Many different animal species are known to form burrows. These species range from small invertebrates, such as the Corophium arenarium, to very large vertebrate species such as the polar bear. Burrows can be constructed into a wide variety of substrates and can range in complexity from a simple tube a few centimeters long to a complex network of interconnecting tunnels and chambers hundreds or thousands of meters in total length; an example of the latter level of complexity, a well-developed burrow, would be a rabbit warren.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. burrow

   A burrow is a hole or tunnel dug into the ground by an animal for habitation or protection. It often refers to the dwelling of small mammals, insects, or birds.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Burrownoun

   an incorporated town. See 1st Borough

2. Burrownoun

   a shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation

3. Burrownoun

   a heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse

4. Burrownoun

   a mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp, n., 5

5. Burrowverb

   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. Burrowverb

   to lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place; to hide

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Burrow

   A burrow is a hole or tunnel burrowed into the ground by an animal to create a space suitable for habitation, temporary refuge, or as a byproduct of locomotion. Burrows provide a form of shelter against predation and exposure to the elements, so the burrowing way of life is quite popular among the animals. Burrows are also commonly preserved in the fossil record as a type of trace fossil.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Burrow

   bur′ō, n. a hole in the ground dug by certain animals for shelter or defence.—v.i. to make holes underground as rabbits: to dwell in a concealed place.—ns. Burr′ow-duck, the sheldrake or bergander; Burr′owing-owl, a small long-legged diurnal American owl nesting in burrows; Burr′owstown (Scot.), a town that is a burgh. [Ety. obscure; prob. a variant of Borough—A.S. beorgan, to protect.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BURROW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Burrow is ranked #4707 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Burrow surname appeared 7,539 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Burrow.
   
   84% or 6,334 total occurrences were White.
   10% or 757 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 170 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 157 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 85 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 36 total occurrences were Asian.

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How to pronounce burrow?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of burrow in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of burrow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of burrow in a Sentence

1. Trevor Lawrence:

   We got tested, i think we passed.It will be Clemson's fourth championship game appearance in five years.Historic performance for Joe BurrowEntering College Football Playoff, LSU, Ohio State and Clemson were seen as the elite teams, with Oklahoma the only one of the four with a loss.And LSU( 14-0), earning the top spot in the College Football Playoff rankings -- and thus avoiding Ohio State and Clemson in the semifinals -- took emphatic advantage of being the No. 1 seed. LSU's 63 points is a record for a College Football Playoff semifinal game.Burrow, this year's winner of the Heisman Trophy and widely presumed the top pick in the upcoming NFL draft, is the first player in Football Bowl Subdivision history to have eight touchdowns in a bowl game.In the first half, Burrow threw for seven touchdowns, tying the record in any bowl game for passing touchdowns thrown in a game. Four of those touchdown receptions went to wide receiver Justin Jefferson, who tied the all-time single-game bowl record with that tally.

2. Zac Taylor:

   I think the other players in the locker room, my sons, you know, they probably could describe it better than I can. I could n’t pull off, you know, the things that he wears. And that’s just, there’s no way that I ’m hip enough to do that, but Joe Burrow can do it.

3. Damien Chazelle:

   You can actually end up telling a more universal story the more you really burrow into a specific world.

4. Neal Ziring:

   It’s very difficult for an attacker to burrow into that layer in order to gain persistence.

5. Tom Pennington/Getty Images O’Neal:

   Lolo Jones is the greatest athlete to ever come out of LSU because Lolo Jones got it done. Joe Burrow got it done a couple of years ago, but Lolo Jones is way more athletic than Joe Burrow is.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=burrow
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Burrow
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=burrow
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrow
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burrow
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=burrow
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=burrow
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html