/ ˈberi; NAmE / verb
( bur·ies , bury·ing , bur·ied , bur·ied )
DEAD PERSON
1.
[ vn ] to place a dead body in a grave :
He was buried in Highgate Cemetery.
( figurative )
Their ambitions were finally dead and buried .
2.
[ vn ] ( old-fashioned ) to lose sb by death :
She's 85 and has buried three husbands.
HIDE IN GROUND
3.
[ vn ] to hide sth in the ground :
buried treasure
The dog had buried its bone in the garden.
COVER
4.
[ often passive ] to cover sb/sth with soil, rocks, leaves, etc. :
[ vn ]
The house was buried under ten feet of snow.
[ vn - adj ]
The miners were buried alive when the tunnel collapsed.
5.
[ vn ] to cover sth so that it cannot be seen :
Your letter got buried under a pile of papers.
He buried his face in his hands and wept.
HIDE FEELING
6.
[ vn ] to ignore or hide a feeling, a mistake, etc. :
She had learnt to bury her feelings.
PUT DEEPLY INTO STH
7.
[ vn ] bury sth (in sth) to put sth deeply into sth else :
He walked slowly, his hands buried in his pockets.
She always has her head buried in a book.
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IDIOMS
- bury the hatchet | bury your differences
—more at head noun
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PHRASAL VERBS
- bury yourself in sth
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English byrgan , of West Germanic origin; related to the verb borrow and to borough .