Akwai ƴan ma'anoni daban-daban don kalmar "burr," dangane da mahallin. Ga wasu hanyoyi: Hanyar da aka bari a kan wani abu bayan an yanke shi ko aka hako shi. Alal misali, za ka iya cewa "Ina buƙatar yashi wannan burar akan ƙarfe don ya zama santsi." fur. Alal misali, za ka iya cewa "Na ci gaba da samun bugu akan kare na bayan mun tafi yawo a cikin daji." . Alal misali, za ka iya cewa "Muryar mawaƙi tana da ƙwanƙwasa daban-daban wanda ya kara wa waƙa." Alal misali, kuna iya cewa "Ina buƙatar amfani da burar don tsaftace cikin wannan bututun PVC kafin in shigar da shi."