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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bur•y /ˈbɛri/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -ied, -y•ing. - to put (a dead body) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony:buried next to his wife of fifty years.
- to put in the ground and cover with earth:The treasure was buried in six feet of earth.
- to cover with something:He was buried in the rubble of the building.
- plunge into;
sink into:[often: ~ + oneself/itself]The bullet had buried itself in the tree. - to conceal from sight;
hide: to bury a card in the deck. - [~ + oneself] to be occupied in: He buried himself in his work.
Idioms- Idioms bury one's head in the sand, to ignore the facts of a situation:You have to take a stand on this issue and stop burying your head in the sand.
- Idioms bury the hatchet, to stop fighting:decided to bury the hatchet and see if we could work together once more.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bur•y (ber′ē),USA pronunciation v., bur•ied, bur•y•ing, n., pl. bur•ies. v.t. - to put in the ground and cover with earth:The pirates buried the chest on the island.
- to put (a corpse) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony:They buried the sailor with full military honors.
- to plunge in deeply;
cause to sink in:to bury an arrow in a target. - to cover in order to conceal from sight:She buried the card in the deck.
- to immerse (oneself ):He buried himself in his work.
- to put out of one's mind:to bury an insult.
- to consign to obscurity;
cause to appear insignificant by assigning to an unimportant location, position, etc.:Her name was buried in small print at the end of the book. - Idioms bury one's head in the sand, to avoid reality;
ignore the facts of a situation:You cannot continue to bury your head in the sand—you must learn to face facts. - Idioms bury the hatchet, to become reconciled or reunited.
n. - Naval Terms[Naut.]housing1 (def. 8a, b).
- bef. 1000; Middle English berien, buryen, Old English byrgan to bury, conceal; akin to Old English beorgan to hide, protect, preserve; cognate with Dutch, German bergen, Gothic bairgan, Old Norse bjarga
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inter, entomb, inhume.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hide, secrete.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disinter, exhume.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged uncover.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bury /ˈbɛrɪ/ vb (buries, burying, buried)(transitive)- to place (a corpse) in a grave, usually with funeral rites; inter
- to place in the earth and cover with soil
- to cover from sight; hide
- to embed; sink: to bury a nail in plaster
- to occupy (oneself) with deep concentration; engross: to be buried in a book
- to dismiss from the mind; abandon: to bury old hatreds
Etymology: Old English byrgan to bury, hide; related to Old Norse bjarga to save, preserve, Old English beorgan to defend |