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To dig a hole into the ground or something solid
“I had heard back then that an ostrich, when attacked and feeling terror, would burrow a hole into the ground to stick its head into.”
To search or delve deeply
“They were, of course, often called harder names, if we care to burrow about for them in the pamphlets of the period.”
To settle or move into a comfortable position
“She can hardly wait to nestle and burrow her head in my coat.”
To dig or reach into something, sometimes figuratively
To take refuge or seclude oneself
To show determination and immerse oneself in a task or a meal
To place, lay or set firmly in surrounding matter
Plural for a hole or tunnel dug by a small animal as a dwelling
“The pair may excavate their own nest, or use the abandoned burrow of another animal.”
Plural for an underground passage or hole, especially one that has been manually created
Plural for a place where one lives or calls home
Plural for a site that is being or has been excavated
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