Bury

/ˈbɛɹi/ · verb

Meaning

To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb..

Definitions by Sense

1. To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.
2. To place in the ground.
3. (often figurative) To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.
4. (figuratively) To suppress and hide away in one's mind.
5. (figuratively) To put an end to; to abandon.
6. (sports) To score (a goal).
7. (professional wrestling slang) To ruin the image or character of another wrestler; usually by embarrassing or defeating them in dominating fashion.
8. (obsolete) A burrow.

Example Sentences

bury a bone; bury the embers

Later that morning, they wrapped Ian in a wildebeest skin and buried him near a shepherd tree.

She buried her face in the pillow, and I buried mine in my hands.

The splinter has buried itself under the nail.

The information I need is buried behind needless details.

Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale.[…]Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.

The Thai government has been trying to bury the memory of the revolution that gave birth to democracy in Thailand.

secrets kept buried

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Word Forms

• buries
• burying
• buried

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