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# burrow

noun (a burrow, burrows); verb (burrow, burrows, burrowed, burrowing)

«burrow» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A burrow is a hole or tunnel in the ground that an animal digs to live or hide in, like a rabbit's or wombat's burrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burrow/#m1)
2. To burrow is to dig a hole or tunnel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burrow/#m2)
3. To burrow into something soft is to push yourself into it to get comfortable or hide: «She burrowed under the blankets.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burrow/#m3)
4. To burrow into a bag or pocket is to search deep inside it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burrow/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on habitats and adaptations, animals that burrow include rabbits, moles, badgers, wombats, meerkats, prairie dogs and earthworms; burrows keep them safe from predators and weather. In stories, Peter Rabbit and the hobbits live in burrow-like homes. Phrases: «rabbit burrow», «burrow into», «burrow under».

### Examples

- The rabbit ran down its burrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burrow/#x1)
- Wombats dig deep burrows in Australia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burrow/#x2)
- Moles burrow under the lawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burrow/#x3)
- Earthworms burrow through the soil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burrow/#x4)
- The puppy burrowed under the blanket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burrow/#x5)
- She burrowed in her bag for her keys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burrow/#x6)
- Prairie dogs live in big burrows called towns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burrow/#x7)
- The fox waited outside the burrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burrow/#x8)
- One day, a high summer flood washed him out of the burrow where he lived with his father and mother, and carried him, kicking and clucking, down a roadside ditch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burrow/#x9)

### Note

Spelling: burrow (double r, ending -ow). Do not confuse with «borrow» (use something and give it back) or «burro» (a small donkey). A rabbit warren is a group of connected burrows.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «burrow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burrow/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«burrow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/burrow.html) on Mova free.