burrow: Meaning and Definition of

bur•row

Pronunciation: (bûr'ō, bur'ō), [key]
— n.
  1. a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge.
  2. a place of retreat; shelter or refuge.
—v.i.
  1. to make a hole or passage in, into, or under something.
  2. to lodge in a burrow.
  3. to hide.
  4. to proceed by or as if by digging.
—v.t.
  1. to put a burrow into (a hill, mountainside, etc.).
  2. to hide (oneself&hasp;), as in a burrow.
  3. to make by or as if by burrowing: We burrowed our way through the crowd.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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