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1. bury - verb

· cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"

Hypernym(s): hide, conceal




2. bury - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): entomb, inhume, inter, lay_to_rest

Hypernym(s): lay, put_down, repose




3. bury - verb

· place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"

Hypernym(s): situate, fix, posit, deposit




4. bury - verb

· enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

Synonym(s): immerse, swallow, swallow_up, eat_up

Hypernym(s): enclose, close_in, inclose, shut_in




5. bury - verb

· embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"

Synonym(s): sink

Hypernym(s): implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant




6. bury - verb

· dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"

Synonym(s): forget





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