vverb.perceptioncover from sightExamples:- Afghani women buried under their burkas
Hypernyms:conceal hide
Inherited Hypernyms:buryhide
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something from somebody | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.socialplace in a grave or tombSynset:bury entomb inhume inter lay to rest
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:entombmentintermentburialinhumation
Hypernyms:lay put down repose
Inherited Hypernyms:burylayputmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: entomb, inter, bury, lay to rest)
vverb.contactplace in the earth and cover with soilExamples:- They buried the stolen goods
Derivationally Related Form:burial
Hypernyms:deposit fix posit situate
Inherited Hypernyms:burysituateputmove
Entailment:cover
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactenclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowingSynset:bury eat up immerse swallow swallow up
Examples:- The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
Hypernyms:close in enclose inclose shut in
Inherited Hypernyms:immerseenclosesurroundtouch
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.contactembed deeplySynset:bury sink
Examples:- She sank her fingers into the soft sand
- He buried his head in her lap
Hypernyms:embed engraft imbed implant plant
Inherited Hypernyms:buryimplantinsertattachconnect
Direct Hyponyms:countersinkset
Full Troponyms:set
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.cognitiondismiss from the mind; stop rememberingSynset:bury forget
Examples:- I tried to bury these unpleasant memories
Antonyms:remember
Inherited Hypernyms:forget
Direct Hyponyms:represssuppressunlearn
Full Troponyms:suppressunlearn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | They won't --- the story (apply to: forget)
adjadj.allplaced in a graveSynset:inhumed interred
Examples:- the hastily buried corpses
Antonyms:unburied
Inherited Hypernyms:buried
Similar to:belowground