[bury] vt bur.ied ; bury.ing [ME burien, fr. OE byrgan; akin to OHG bergan to shelter, Russ berech' to spare] (bef. 12c) 1: to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the earth; esp: to inter with funeral ceremonies
2. a: to conceal by or as if by covering with earth b: to cover from view "buried her face in her hands" 3 a: to have done with "~ing their differences" b: to conceal in obscurity "buried the retraction among the classified ads" c: submerge, engross--usu. used with in "buried himself in his books"
4: to put (a playing card) out of play by placing it in or under the dealer's pack
5: to succeed emphatically or impressively in making (a shot) "~ a jumper"
6: to defeat overwhelmingly syn see hide -- bury the hatchet : to settle a disagreement: become reconciled