burrow Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
    tunnel.
  2. verb move through by or as by digging
    tunnel.
    • burrow through the forest

WordNet

Bur"row noun
Etymology
See 1st Borough.
Definitions
  1. An incorporated town. See 1st Borough.
  2. A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.
  3. (Mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.
  4. A mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp, n., 5.
Bur"row intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Burrowed present participle & verbal noun Burrowing
Definitions
  1. To excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits.
  2. To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place; to hide.
    Sir, this vermin of court reporters, when they are forced into day upon one point, are sure to burrow in another. Burke.

Webster 1913