bury bury /ˈbɛri/

verb

1. () Cover from sight  ( bury )
   cover from sight
    Afghani women buried under their burkas
   Afghani women buried under their burkas
   
2. () Place in a grave or tomb  ( inhume , ensepulcher [American] , ensepulchre [Canadian, British] , bury , entomb , inter , lay to rest )
   place in a grave or tomb
    Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square
   Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square
    The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids
   The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids
    My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday
   My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday
   
3. () Place in the earth and cover with soil  ( bury )
   place in the earth and cover with soil
    They buried the stolen goods
   They buried the stolen goods
   
4. () Embed deeply  ( bury , sink )
   embed deeply
    She sank her fingers into the soft sand
   She sank her fingers into the soft sand
    He buried his head in her lap
   He buried his head in her lap
   
5. () Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing  ( eat up , immerse , bury , swallow , swallow up )
   enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
    The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
   The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
   
6. Dismiss from the mind; stop remembering  ( bury , disremember [Informal, American] , forget )
   dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
    I tried to bury these unpleasant memories
   I tried to bury these unpleasant memories