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   bury

   /ˈbɛri/

   verb

   • 1. put or hide underground: "he buried the box in the back garden"
   • ▪ place (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb, usually with funeral rites: "he was buried in St John's churchyard" Similar interlay to restconsign to the graveentombearth upinformal:put six feet underplantdeep-sixliterary:sepulchreensepulchreinhumeinearthOpposite exhume
   • ▪ lose (someone, especially a relative) through death: "a rich old lady who had buried two husbands"
   • 2. cover (someone or something) completely: "the countryside has been buried under layers of concrete" Similar hideconcealcoverput out of sightsecreteenfoldsubmergesinkembedengulfimmerseenclosetuckcupliterary:enshroudOpposite revealtake out of
   • ▪ hide (something) from sight: "she buried her face in her hands"
   • ▪ hide or try to forget (a feeling or memory): "they had buried their feelings of embarrassment and fear"
   • ▪ involve oneself deeply in something to the exclusion of other concerns: "he buried himself in work" Similar absorbengrossoccupyengagebusyemploydistractpreoccupyimmerseinterestinvolve
   • ▪ (of a football player) shoot (the ball) into the goal: informal "he ran through to bury a right-foot shot inside the near post"

   Word Origin Old Englishbyrgan, of West Germanic origin; related to the verb borrow and to borough.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBURY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BURY definition: 1. to put a dead body into the ground: 2. to put something into a hole in the ground and cover it…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › buryBury Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of BURY is to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the earth; especially : to inter with funeral ceremonies. How to use bury in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Bury.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › buryBury - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   verb. dismiss from the mind; stop remembering. “I tried to bury these unpleasant memories” synonyms: forget. see more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBURY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you bury something, you put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up, often in order to hide it. The squirrels buried the seeds. American English : bury / ˈbɛri /

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbury verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of bury verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBURY definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary

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   If you bury something, you put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up, often in order to hide it. The squirrels buried the seeds. American English : bury / ˈbɛri /

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBURY - Definition & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth. [...] 2. To bury a dead person means to put their body into a grave and cover it with earth. [...] 3. If someone says they have buried one of their relatives, they mean that one of their relatives has died. [...]

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of bury – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BURY definition: 1. to put a dead body into the ground: 2. to hide something in the ground or under something: 3…. Learn more.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › buryBury - definition of bury by The Free Dictionary

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    Define bury. bury synonyms, bury pronunciation, bury translation, English dictionary definition of bury. to conceal; to place in a grave: They will bury her tomorrow. Not to be confused with: berry – a fleshy, edible fruit: She made a berry cobbler.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › buryBury Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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    To put (a dead body) into the earth, a tomb, or the sea, usually in a ceremonial manner; inter. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To dispose of (a corpse) ritualistically by means other than interment or cremation. American Heritage.