burrow

Universal Words verb, noun verb 1 to make a hole or a tunnel in the ground by digging: [V, usually +adv./prep.] Earthworms burrow deep into the soil. * moles burrowing away underground * [VN+adv./prep.] The rodent burrowed its way into the sand. 2 [+adv./prep.] to press yourself close to sb or under sth: [V] He burrowed down beneath the blankets. * [VN] She burrowed her face into his chest. 3 [V+adv./prep.] to search for sth under or among things: She burrowed in the drawer for a pair of socks. * He was afraid that they would burrow into his past. noun a hole or tunnel in the ground made by animals such as rabbits for them to live in