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  • Definition
    • bury :cover from sight
      • Afghani women buried under their burkas

    • bury :place in a grave or tomb
      • Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square|The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids|My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday

    • bury :place in the earth and cover with soil
      • They buried the stolen goods

    • bury :enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
      • The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter

    • bury :embed deeply
      • She sank her fingers into the soft sand|He buried his head in her lap

    • bury :dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
      • I tried to bury these unpleasant memories

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