bury
to put in the ground and cover with earth: The pirates buried the chest on the island.
to put (a corpse) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony: They buried the sailor with full military honors.
to plunge in deeply; cause to sink in: to bury an arrow in a target.
to cover in order to conceal from sight: She buried the card in the deck.
to immerse (oneself): He buried himself in his work.
to put out of one's mind: to bury an insult.
to consign to obscurity; cause to appear insignificant by assigning to an unimportant location, position, etc.: Her name was buried in small print at the end of the book.
Idioms about bury
bury one's head in the sand, to avoid reality; ignore the facts of a situation: You cannot continue to bury your head in the sand—you must learn to face facts.
bury the hatchet, to become reconciled or reunited.
Origin of bury
1Other words for bury
Opposites for bury
Other words from bury
- re·bur·y, verb (used with object), re·bur·ied, re·bur·y·ing.
Words that may be confused with bury
- berry, bury
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How to use bury in a sentence
Mike loves “mudding” and buries all kinds of vehicles up to their axles in the big open fields around Dryden.
The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town | E. Jean Carroll | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe fends her off and, instead, she buries the blade in her own stomach.
‘The Walking Dead’: Season 4 Premiere Reminds Us Why We Love This Show | Melissa Leon | October 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe buries her brother, even though this act of defiance will assure her doom.
Must-Read Fiction: ‘The Watch,’ ‘Alys, Always,’ ‘The Year of the Gadfly’ | Cameron Martin, Lucy Scholes, Amber Dermont | June 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTA white South African couple buries a Rhodesian illegal immigrant who dies on their property.
June Justice buries her daughter, a 14-year-old high school freshman, today.
When Tim hesitates he loses his temper as a sensible man should lose it—he buries it, and his indomitable good humor wins.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydIf he lack a corpse, he stretches himself on the slab of black marble and buries the scalpel deep in his own heart.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierWherever it rolls, it levels all things in its way, or buries them in unavoidable destruction.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsIt needs the shifting soil in which, using its mandibles as a plough-share, it digs into the ground and buries itself.
More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri FabreThe dart then leaps out and buries itself in the skin of the animal which touched the thread.
On the Seashore | R. Cadwallader Smith
British Dictionary definitions for bury (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbɛrɪ) /
to place (a corpse) in a grave, usually with funeral rites; inter
to place in the earth and cover with soil
to lose through death
to cover from sight; hide
to embed; sink: to bury a nail in plaster
to occupy (oneself) with deep concentration; engross: to be buried in a book
to dismiss from the mind; abandon: to bury old hatreds
bury the hatchet to cease hostilities and become reconciled
bury one's head in the sand to refuse to face a problem
Origin of bury
1British Dictionary definitions for Bury (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbɛrɪ) /
a town in NW England, in Bury unitary authority, Greater Manchester: an early textile centre. Pop: 60 178 (2001)
a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 181 900 (2003 est). Area: 99 sq km (38 sq miles)
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