Bury

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Table of contents

1 Pronunciation

1.1 Homophones

2 Verb

2.1 Related terms
2.2 Translations

Pronunciation

AHD: bĕ'ri
IPA: /ˈberi/
SAMPA: /"beri/

Homophones

berry

Verb

to bury (buried, burying, buries)

To place in the ground. "bury a bone"
To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth - "she buried her face in the pillow", "buried the secret deep inside"
To ritualistically inter a corpse in a grave or tomb. (see burial)
To put an end to; to adandon. "They buried their argument and shook hands"

Related terms

burial

Translations

Dutch: begraven

WordNet Definitions

six

1. bury -- (cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas").
2. bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest -- (place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaos were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday").
3. bury -- (place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods").
4. immerse, swallow, swallow up, bury, eat up -- (enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter").
5. bury, sink -- (embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap").
6. forget, bury -- (dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury these unpleasant memories").

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