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burrow
noun
a
hole
or
tunnel
in
the
ground
that
an
animal
digs
to
live
in
or
hide
in
•
A
curious
badger
poked
its
nose
out
of
the
burrow
at
sunset
.
A
curious
badger
poked
its
nose
out
of
the
burrow
at
sunset
.
•
After
the
heavy
rain
,
the
entrance
to
the
rabbit
burrow
was
partially
filled
with
mud
.
After
the
heavy
rain
,
the
entrance
to
the
rabbit
burrow
was
partially
filled
with
mud
.
Old
English
"
burh
"
or
"
burg
"
originally
meant
a
fortified
dwelling
;
over
centuries
its
sense
narrowed
to
a
dwelling
dug
into
the
ground
by
animals
.
verb
-
burrow
,
burrowing
,
burrows
,
burrowed
to
dig
a
hole
or
tunnel
in
the
ground
in
order
to
create
a
home
or
hide
•
Field
mice
burrow
into
the
soft
soil
before
winter
arrives
.
Field
mice
burrow
into
the
soft
soil
before
winter
arrives
.
•
The
dog
burrowed
under
the
blanket
,
looking
for
warmth
.
The
dog
burrowed
under
the
blanket
,
looking
for
warmth
.
Verb
sense
developed
directly
from
the
noun
,
first
recorded
in
Late
Middle
English
.
verb
-
burrow
,
burrowing
,
burrows
,
burrowed
to
push
yourself
deeply
into
or
search
carefully
inside
something
•
She
burrowed
into
the
pile
of
library
books
until
she
found
the
atlas
.
She
burrowed
into
the
pile
of
library
books
until
she
found
the
atlas
.
•
The
baby
bird
burrowed
its
head
under
its
mother's
wing
.
The
baby
bird
burrowed
its
head
under
its
mother's
wing
.
Figurative
use
arose
in
the
19th
century
,
extending
the
idea
of
digging
into
earth
to
digging
into
objects
or
information
.
burrow
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