bur·row (bûr  , b r)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. bur·rowed, bur·row·ing, bur·rows v.intr. 1. a. To dig a hole or tunnel for habitation or refuge. b. 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.] bur row·er n. |   summer burrow of a woodchuck A. entrance B. spy hole C. excrement chamber D. nest |
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