What is the meaning of bury?

verb

  • Cover from sight.
    • usage: "Afghani women buried under their burkas"
  • Place in a grave or tomb.
    • usage: "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"
  • Place in the earth and cover with soil.
    • usage: "They buried the stolen goods"
  • Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing.
    • usage: "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
  • Embed deeply.
    • usage: "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
  • Dismiss from the mind; stop remembering.
    • usage: "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
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