- bury
- [[t]be̱ri[/t]]
♦♦♦buries, burying, buried1) VERB To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth.
[V n prep/adv] They make the charcoal by burying wood in the ground and then slowly burning it.
[V n] ...squirrels who bury nuts and seeds.
[V-ed] ...buried treasure.
2) VERB To bury a dead person means to put their body into a grave and cover it with earth.[V n] ...soldiers who helped to bury the dead in large communal graves...
[V n adj] I was horrified that people would think I was dead and bury me alive...
[V-ed] More than 9,000 men lie buried here.
Syn:3) VERB If someone says they have buried one of their relatives, they mean that one of their relatives has died.[V n] He had buried his wife some two years before he retired.
4) VERB If you bury something under a large quantity of things, you put it there, often in order to hide it.[V n prep/adv] She buried it under some leaves...
[V n prep/adv] I was looking for my handbag, which was buried under a pile of old newspapers.
5) VERB If something buries a place or person, it falls on top of them so that it completely covers them and often harms them in some way.[V n] Latest reports say that mud slides buried entire villages...
[V n] Their house was buried by a landslide...
[V-ed] He was buried under the debris for several hours.
6) VERB If you bury your head or face in something, you press your head or face against it, often because you are unhappy.[V n prep/adv] She buried her face in the pillows...
[V n prep/adv] He held her closely, burying his head against her shoulder.
Syn:7) VERB If something buries itself somewhere, or if you bury it there, it is pushed very deeply in there.[V pron-refl prep/adv] The missile buried itself deep in the grassy hillside...
[V-ed] He stood on the sidewalk with his hands buried in the pockets of his dark overcoat. [Also V n prep/adv]
8) VERB If you bury a feeling, you try not to show it. If you bury a memory, you try to forget it. [WRITTEN][V n] When we feel anger, we bury the emotion and feel guilty instead...
[V n] It is time to bury our past misunderstandings.
[V-ed] ...deeply-buried memories.
Syn:9) VERB If you bury yourself in a place or in an activity such as your work, you spend all your time in that place or doing that activity, usually because you want to forget about things.[V pron-refl in n] His reaction was to withdraw, to bury himself in work.
[V pron-refl in n] ...the popular image of writers burying themselves in the country in order to write.
10) VERB If you bury your head in something such as a book or newspaper, or bury yourself in it, you look at it closely and concentrate very hard on it.[V n in n] My father buried his head in his newspaper...
[V pron-refl in n] He buried himself in his detective story again.
English dictionary. 2008.
