bury

/ˈbɛri/

/ˈberi/

Other forms: buried; burying; buries

When you dig a hole in the ground, put an object in the hole, and cover it up with dirt, you bury it. Your dog might prefer spending the majority of his time digging holes to bury his toy collection.

You can bury something to hide it, or it can be part of a funeral ritual to bury a person who's died. You could also predict that the coming snow will bury the city, or you might bury your face in your hands if you were feeling dejected. The root of bury is the Proto-Indo-European word bhergh, "to protect or preserve." If you bury your money in the yard, maybe you're trying to protect it from thieves.

Definitions of bury

1. verb

   place in a grave or tomb
   “Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square”

   synonyms: entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest

   type of:

   lay, put down, repose

   put in a horizontal position
2. verb

   place in the earth and cover with soil
   “They buried the stolen goods”

   type of:

   deposit, fix, posit, situate

   put (something somewhere) firmly
3. verb

   enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
   synonyms: eat up, immerse, swallow, swallow up

   type of:

   close in, enclose, inclose, shut in

   surround completely
4. verb

   cover from sight
   type of:

   conceal, hide

   prevent from being seen or discovered
5. verb

   embed deeply
   synonyms: sink

   types:

   countersink, set

   insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)

   type of:

   embed, engraft, imbed, implant, plant

   fix or set securely or deeply
6. verb

   dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
   “I tried to bury these unpleasant memories”

   synonyms: forget

   types:

   unlearn

   try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge

   repress, suppress

   put out of one's consciousness

   swallow

   keep from expressing