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Definition bury in American English

bury verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈberi/
1

to put someone's dead body in the ground during a funeral ceremony

Example

All his family are buried in the same cemetery.

Synonyms and related words
a letter/message/book of condolence ashes bier
1.1

used for saying that someone has died

Example

It's not long since she buried her mother (=since her mother died).

Synonyms and related words
the dead deceased inanimate
1.2

to put something in the ground and cover it with dirt

Example

There's supposed to be treasure buried around here.

Synonyms and related words
cover wrap coat
2

to cover something with a layer or pile of things

Example

My French homework is buried somewhere under this pile of books.

Synonyms and related words
cover wrap coat
3

to push one thing into another very hard

Example

Diane screamed as the dog buried its teeth in her arm.

Example

The bullet had buried itself in the floorboards.

Synonyms and related words
bag bed bottle
4

to stop yourself from having a feeling or memory by not allowing yourself to think about it

Example

feelings of anger that had been buried for years

Synonyms and related words
forget escape blot out
5

to show that a belief or idea is wrong

Example

It's time to bury the myth that money will make you happy.

Synonyms and related words
dispute disprove debunk
6

to kick the ball hard in soccer into the back of the net, scoring a goal

Synonyms and related words
aggregate all all square
Definition bury in American English