bury meaning and definition

BURY verb

Definition of bury (verb)

1. cover from sight
   • "Afghani women buried under their burkas"
2. place in a grave or tomb
   • "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"
   • synonyms: entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest
3. place in the earth and cover with soil
   • "They buried the stolen goods"
4. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
   • "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
   • synonyms: eat up, immerse, swallow, swallow up
5. embed deeply
   • "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
   • synonyms: sink
6. dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
   • "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
   • synonyms: forget
   • antonym: remember