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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Burrow \Bur"row\, n. [See 1st Borough.]
     1. An incorporated town. See 1st Borough.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain
        animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp, n., 5.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Burrow \Bur"row\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Burrowed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Burrowing.]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place;
        to hide.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Sir, this vermin of court reporters, when they are
              forced into day upon one point, are sure to burrow
              in another.                           --Burke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Burrowing owl (Zo["o]l.), a small owl of the western part
        of North America ({Speotyto cunicularia), which lives in
        holes, often in company with the prairie dog.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Camp \Camp\ (k[a^]mp), n. [F. camp, It. campo, fr. L. campus
     plant, field; akin to Gr. kh^pos garden. Cf. Campaign,
     Champ, n.]
     1. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected
        for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly
        arranged in an orderly manner.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Forming a camp in the neighborhood of Boston. --W.
                                                    Irving.
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     3. A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. The company or body of persons encamped, as of soldiers,
        of surveyors, of lumbermen, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The camp broke up with the confusion of a flight.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     5. (Agric.) A mound of earth in which potatoes and other
        vegetables are stored for protection against frost; --
        called also burrow and pie. [Prov. Eng.]
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     6. [Cf. OE. & AS. camp contest, battle. See champion.] An
        ancient game of football, played in some parts of England.
        --Halliwell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Camp bedstead, a light bedstead that can be folded up onto
        a small space for easy transportation.
  
     camp ceiling (Arch.), a kind ceiling often used in attics
        or garrets, in which the side walls are inclined inward at
        the top, following the slope of the rafters, to meet the
        plane surface of the upper ceiling.
  
     Camp chair, a light chair that can be folded up compactly
        for easy transportation; the seat and back are often made
        of strips or pieces of carpet.
  
     Camp fever, typhus fever.
  
     Camp follower, a civilian accompanying an army, as a
        sutler, servant, etc.
  
     Camp meeting, a religious gathering for open-air preaching,
        held in some retired spot, chiefly by Methodists. It
        usually last for several days, during which those present
        lodge in tents, temporary houses, or cottages.
  
     Camp stool, the same as camp chair, except that the stool
        has no back.
  
     Flying camp (Mil.), a camp or body of troops formed for
        rapid motion from one place to another. --Farrow.
  
     To pitch (a) camp, to set up the tents or huts of a camp.
        
  
     To strike camp, to take down the tents or huts of a camp.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Burrow \Bur"row\, n. [See 1st Borough.]
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Burrow \Bur"row\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Burrowed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Burrowing.]
     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.
  
     Burrowing owl (Zo["o]l.), a small owl of the western part
        of North America ({Speotyto cunicularia), which lives in
        holes, often in company with the prairie dog.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Camp \Camp\, n. [F. camp, It. campo, fr. L. campus plant, field;
     akin to Gr. ? garden. Cf. Campaing, Champ, n.]
     1. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected
        for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc. --Shzk.
  
     2. A collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly
        arranged in an orderly manner.
  
              Forming a camp in the neighborhood of Boston. --W.
                                                    Irving.
  
     3. A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp.
  
     4. The company or body of persons encamped, as of soldiers,
        of surveyors, of lumbermen, etc.
  
              The camp broke up with the confusion of a flight.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     5. (Agric.) A mound of earth in which potatoes and other
        vegetables are stored for protection against frost; --
        called also burrow and pie. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     6. [Cf. OE. & AS. camp contest, battle. See champion.] An
        ancient game of football, played in some parts of England.
        --Halliwell.
  
     Camp bedstead, a light bedstead that can be folded up onto
        a small space for easy transportation.
  
     camp ceiling (Arch.), a kind ceiling often used in attics
        or garrets, in which the side walls are inclined inward at
        the top, following the slope of the rafters, to meet the
        plane surface of the upper ceiling.
  
     Camp chair, a light chair that can be folded up compactly
        for easy transportation; the seat and back are often made
        of strips or pieces of carpet.
  
     Camp fever, typhus fever.
  
     Camp follower, a civilian accompanying an army, as a
        sutler, servant, etc.
  
     Camp meeting, a religious gathering for open-air preaching,
        held in some retired spot, chiefly by Methodists. It
        usually last for several days, during which those present
        lodge in tents, temporary houses, or cottages.
  
     Camp stool, the same as camp chair, except that the stool
        has no back.
  
     Flying camp (Mil.), a camp or body of troops formed for
        rapid motion from one place to another. --Farrow.
  
     To pitch (a) camp, to set up the tents or huts of a camp.
        
  
     To strike camp, to take down the tents or huts of a camp.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  burrow
       n : a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter [syn: tunnel]
       v : move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the
           forest" [syn: tunnel]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  burrow
     n.
     1 A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
     2 (lb en mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.
     3 (obsolete form of en barrow) A mound.
     4 (obsolete form of en borough) An incorporated town.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) to dig a tunnel or hole
     2 (lb en intransitive) (with adverbial of direction) to move
  underneath or press up against in search of safety or comfort
     3 (lb en intransitive) (with into) to investigate thoroughly

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Burrow
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  burrow
     n.
     1 A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
     2 (lb en mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.
     3 (obsolete form of en barrow) A mound.
     4 (obsolete form of en borough) An incorporated town.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) to dig a tunnel or hole
     2 (lb en intransitive) (with adverbial of direction) to move
  underneath or press up against in search of safety or comfort
     3 (lb en intransitive) (with into) to investigate thoroughly

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Burrow
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  burrow
     n.
     1 A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
     2 (lb en mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.
     3 (obsolete form of en barrow) A mound.
     4 (obsolete form of en borough) An incorporated town.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) to dig a tunnel or hole
     2 (lb en intransitive) (with adverbial of direction) to move
  underneath or press up against in search of safety or comfort
     3 (lb en intransitive) (with into) to investigate thoroughly

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Burrow
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  burrow
     n.
     1 A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
     2 (lb en mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.
     3 (obsolete form of en barrow) A mound.
     4 (obsolete form of en borough) An incorporated town.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) to dig a tunnel or hole
     2 (lb en intransitive) (with adverbial of direction) to move
  underneath or press up against in search of safety or comfort
     3 (lb en intransitive) (with into) to investigate thoroughly

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Burrow
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  burrow
     Englanti n.
     kolo, onkalo (''eläimen''), pesä (''kanin tms.''), pesäkolo
     Englanti vb.
     1 kaivaa kolo
     2 kaivautua johonkin
     3 kaivella, penkoa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  burrow
     Engelska vb.
     gräva sig fram

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Burrow /bˈʌɹəʊ/
  الجحر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  burrow //ˈbɜɹoʊ// //ˈbʌɹoʊ// //ˈbʌɹəʊ// 
  [[ду́пка]] в [[земя|земя́та]], ду́пка
  a tunnel or hole

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  burrow //ˈbɜɹoʊ// //ˈbʌɹoʊ// //ˈbʌɹəʊ// 
  изравям, ровя
  to dig a hole

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burrow /bˈʌɹəʊ/ 
  nora

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burrow /bˈʌɹəʊ/
  doupě