bury
verb
- put in the ground
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈbɛɹi/ / /ˈbeɹiː/ / /ˈbʌɾe/
name
Etymology: The place name means "fort," from Old English burg. Doublet of borough, Brough, and burgh.
- A place in England:
- A place in England:
- A place in England:
- A place in England:
- A place in England:
- A village in Péruwelz municipality, Hainaut province, Belgium.
- A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France.
- A municipality in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Estrie region, Quebec, Canada.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
noun
Etymology: See borough.
- A borough; a manor
“Indisputable, though very dim to modern vision, rests on its hill-slope that same Bury, Stow, or Town of St. Edmund; already a considerable place, not without traffic”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *burgijaną Proto-West Germanic *burgijan Old English byrġan Middle English birien English bury Middle English birien, berien, from Old English byrġan, from Proto-West Germanic *burgijan, from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (“to keep safe”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to defend, protect”). Cognate with Icelandic byrgja (“to cover, shut; to hold in”); West Frisian bergje (“to keep”), German bergen (“to save/rescue something”), Danish bjerge (“to save/rescue something or somebody”); also Eastern Lithuanian bir̃ginti (“to save, spare”), Russian бере́чь (beréčʹ, “to spare”), Ossetian ӕмбӕрзын (æmbærzyn, “to cover”). The spelling with ⟨u⟩ represents the pronunciation of the West Midland and Southern dialects, while the Modern English pronunciation with /ɛ/ is from the Kentish dialects. Compare typologically Russian хорони́ть (xoronítʹ) (akin to храни́ть (xranítʹ).
- To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.
- To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.
“Grandpa’s still in excellent health. He’ll bury us all!”
- To place in the ground.
“bury a bone; bury the embers”
“Later that morning, they wrapped Ian in a wildebeest skin and buried him near a shepherd tree.”
- To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.
“She buried her face in the pillow, and I buried mine in my hands.”
“The splinter has buried itself under the nail.”
- To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.
“vocals buried in the mix”
- To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.
“They buried us in paperwork.”
“Beyond the daily firefighting, these managers and executives are overwhelmed in details and buried in administrative work”
- To suppress and hide away in one's mind.
“secrets kept buried”
“She buried her shame and put on a smiling face.”
- To put an end to; to abandon.
“They buried their argument and shook hands.”
“Give me a bowl of wine. / In this I bury all unkindness, Cassius.”
- To score (a goal).
“You could feel the relief after Bendtner collected Wilshere's raking pass before cutting inside Carlos Edwards and burying his shot beyond Fulop.”
- To ruin the image or character of another wrestler; usually by embarrassing or defeating them in dominating fashion.