(UK) Of a hunted animal, to hide underground.
(UK) Of a hunted animal, to hide underground.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(intransitive, mostly, UK) Of an animal, to escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.
(intransitive, especially of an animal, chiefly, North America) To escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.
(idiomatic, by extension) To hide from public view or sequester oneself, especially when authorities, members of the news media, or others are looking for one.
(figurative, by extension, chiefly, North America) To withdraw from public view or to seclude oneself, particularly to avoid detection or scrutiny by the authorities, members of the media, or other interested parties.
(UK, figurative, by extension) Of a person, to hide from someone or something, to escape.
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