English Synonym Finder

burrow

Definitions

A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, such as a rabbit or fox, as a dwelling.

To dig a hole or tunnel, especially into the ground.

To hide, lodge, or make one's way by or as if by digging.

Examples

The rabbit began to burrow deep into the soft earth to escape the cold.

The mole managed to burrow a complex network of tunnels beneath the garden.

Synonyms

tunnel dig excavate mine bore nestle root

Antonyms

surface emerge ascend expose fill cover unearth