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burrow

summer burrow of a woodchuck A. entrance B. spy hole C. excrement chamber D. nest (Rolin Graphics)

n.

1. A hole or tunnel dug in the ground by a small animal, such as a rabbit or mole, for habitation or refuge.
2. A narrow or snug place.

v., -rowed, -row·ing, -rows.

v.intr.

1. 1. To dig a hole or tunnel for habitation or refuge.
   2. To live or hide in such a place.
2. To move or progress by or as if by digging or tunneling: “Suddenly the train is burrowing through the pinewoods” (William Styron).

v.tr.

1. To make by or as if by tunneling.
2. To dig a hole or tunnel in or through.
3. Archaic. To hide in or as if in a burrow.

[Middle English borow.]

burrower bur'row·er n.

noun

A place used as an animal's dwelling: den, hole, lair. See protection/exposure.

v

Definition: dig a hole
Antonyms: cover, fill

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IN BRIEF: A hole dug underground by a fox or rabbit. To dig an underground hole.

Peter Rabbit hid in his warm burrow to escape Farmer MacGregor.

Tutor's tip: The "borough" (town) had to "borrow" (receive a loan) a "burro" (donkey) to carry the soil away from the opening of the "burrow" (lair or den).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - rævebo, kaninhule, løbegang, hule
v. intr. - grave løbegang, grave hule, grave sig ned
v. tr. - grave

Nederlands (Dutch)
hol, schuilplaats, leger, wroeten, (zich) nestelen, (een leger) graven, in een leger schuilen

Français (French)
n. - tanière, terrier
v. intr. - creuser un terrier, creuser (la terre), (fig) fouiller
v. tr. - creuser

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bau
v. - buddeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σκάβω λαγούμι, ανοίγω τρύπα, χώνομαι σε τρύπα, (μτφ.) (ξε)σκαλίζω, ανασκαλεύω
n. - λαγούμι, φωλιά

Italiano (Italian)
scavare, rintanarsi, tana

Português (Portuguese)
v. - escavar
n. - toca (f), cova (f)

Русский (Russian)
рыть нору, рыться, нора

Español (Spanish)
n. - cubil, guarida, madriguera
v. intr. - escarbar, hurgar
v. tr. - escarbar, hurgar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra en håla, gräva
n. - håla, lya

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
洞穴, 藏身处, 掘洞穴, 钻研, 掘, 打洞

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 洞穴, 藏身處
v. intr. - 掘洞穴, 鑽研
v. tr. - 掘, 打洞

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 구멍, 은신처
v. intr. - 구멍을 파다, 구멍 속에 살다
v. tr. - ~에 구멍을 파다, ~에 잠복하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 穴, 隠れ場
v. - 掘る, 掘り進む, 隠れる, 潜り込む, 捜す, 穴を掘って進む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) حفر جحرا, عاش في جحر, نبش, نقب بحثا عن (الاسم) جحر, مخبأ في الأرض للحيوانات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחילה, מאורה, שוחה‬
v. intr. - ‮התחבא, חי במחילה, חפר, חקר‬
v. tr. - ‮חפר‬

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