Sekirov Dictionary

bury

/ˈbɛɹi/

verb 11
noun 2
forms 6
phrases 3

verb11

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to put a dead person or a thing in a hole in the ground and fill the hole with earth
- Later that morning, they wrapped Ian in a wildebeest skin and buried him near a shepherd tree. — 2013
To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.
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(figurative) To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.
- She buried her face in the pillow, and I buried mine in my hands.
- The splinter has buried itself under the nail.
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(figurative) To suppress and hide away in one's mind.
- secrets kept buried
- She buried her shame and put on a smiling face.
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(figurative) To overwhelm.
- They buried us in paperwork.
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(figurative) To put an end to; to abandon.
- They buried their argument and shook hands.
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(figurative) To render imperceptible by other, more prominent stimuli; to drown out.
- vocals buried in the mix
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To score (a goal).
- You could feel the relief after Bendtner collected Wilshere's raking pass before cutting inside Carlos Edwards and burying his shot beyond Fulop. — 2011
(slang, figurative) To kill or murder.
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(humorous, figurative) To outlive.
- Grandpa’s still in excellent health. He’ll bury us all!
(slang) To ruin the image or character of another wrestler; usually by embarrassing or defeating them in dominating fashion.

noun2

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A borough; a manor
- Indisputable, though very dim to modern vision, rests on its hill-slope that same Bury, Stow, or Town of St. Edmund; already a considerable place, not without traffic — 1843
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(no longer used) A burrow.
- Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. — 1879

forms

buried · yburied · burying · buries · burieth · buriest

Phrases with bury

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