bury
IPA: bˈɛri
noun
- (obsolete) A burrow.
- A borough; a manor
- A town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England.
- A hamlet in Brompton Regis parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref SS9427).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- Short for Bury St Edmunds. [A cathedral and market town in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England.]
verb
- (transitive) To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.
- (transitive) To place in the ground.
- (transitive, often figurative) To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.
- (transitive, figuratively) To suppress and hide away in one's mind.
- (transitive, figuratively) To put an end to; to abandon.
- (transitive, figuratively) To score a goal.
- (transitive, figurative, slang) To kill or murder.
- To render imperceptible by other, more prominent stimuli; drown out.
- (transitive, figurative, humorous) To outlive.
- (professional wrestling slang) Ruining the image or character of another wrestler, usually by embarassing or defeating them in dominating fashion.
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Examples of "bury" in Sentences
- Bury the remains at a crossroad.
- The burying of kings was ceremonious.