Dictionary definition · bury
verb
- cover from sight"Afghani women buried under their burkas"
- place in a grave or tomb"Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"
- place in the earth and cover with soil"They buried the stolen goods"
- enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing"The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
- embed deeply"She sank her fingers into the soft sand"
- dismiss from the mind; stop remembering"I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).