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bury
I. \ˈberē, -ri\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English berien, burien, from Old English byrgan; akin to Old English beorgan to preserve, defend, borgian to borrow, Old High German bergan to shelter, hide, Old Norse bjarga to save, Gothic bairgan to keep, save, Russian berech' to look after, save
transitive verb
1.
a. : to dispose of (a corpse) by depositing in the earth, a grave, or a tomb, by consigning to the water, or by cremation
< they buried the victims where they fell >
< he was buried at sea >
especially : to inter with appropriate funeral ceremonies
< they buried him with full military honors >
b. : to perform the burial rites of
< the priest that buried my father >
c. : to lose by death
< she has buried three husbands >
d. : to be or become responsible for the burial costs of
< he left nothing, the town had to bury him >
2. : to cover especially with earth
< like a dog burying his bone >
as
a. : to dispose of by covering out of sight in the earth
< a wise camper buries his garbage every day >
— used especially when the object dealt with is regarded as permanently abandoned
b. : to conceal by or as if by covering with earth
< burying treasures in the sand >
c. : to cover from view
< she buried her face in her hands >
3. : to put irrevocably or completely out of sight or mind: as
a. : to consign to oblivion : have done with : give up
< finally burying their differences >
b. : to conceal in obscurity : remove from the world of action or affairs (as by remoteness)
< buried his family in the country >
< buried herself in the cloister >
often : to render negligible by depriving of proper prominence
< buried the retraction among the classified ads >
c. : submerge, engross — usually used with in
< had necessarily buried himself in his books >
< buried in grief and despair >
d. in card games : to put (one or more cards) permanently or temporarily out of play (as by placing an exposed card in or under the dealer's pack or by covering a card in certain solitaire games)
intransitive verb
: to become buried; specifically : to thrust the bow of a ship under water
Synonyms: see conceal
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- bury the hatchet
II. noun
(-es)
1. : a dugout or pit in the earth in which potatoes or other vegetables are protected against freezing; often : a heap or quantity of produce stored in a bury : clamp
2. : the depth at which something is buried beneath a surface
< in milder regions a bury of two feet will protect the pipes >
III. \ˈbəri\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: alteration of burrow (I)
dialect Britain : burrow I 1
IV. transitive verb
1. : to succeed emphatically or impressively in making (a shot in a game)
< bury a jumper >
2. : to defeat overwhelmingly |