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burrow noun 1 a hole in the ground, especially one dug by a rabbit or other small animal for shelter or defence. 2 colloq a cosy little refuge or bolt-hole. verb (burrowed, burrowing) 1 (especially burrow in or into or through or under something) tr & intr to make a hole or tunnel in or under it. 2 intrans said of an animal: to make burrows or live in a burrow. 3 (especially burrow away, down, in or into something) tr & intr said of a person: to keep (oneself, or something belonging to oneself, etc) cosy, protected or hidden away, as if in a burrow; to hide, bury or sink. 4 (usually burrow into something) to search or investigate deeply into it.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c as borow.
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