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buries


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  bury 
 
  2  of  6  senses  of  bury 
 
  Sense  5 
  bury,  sink 
  =>  set  countersink 
 
  Sense  6 
  forget,  bury 
  =>  unlearn 
  =>  suppress,  repress 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  bury 
 
  2  of  6  senses  of  bury 
 
  Sense  5 
  bury,  sink 
  =>  set  countersink 
 
  Sense  6 
  forget,  bury 
  =>  unlearn 
  =>  suppress,  repress 
  =>  swallow 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  bury 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  bury 
 
  Sense  3 
  bury 
  =>  cover 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  bury 
 
  6  senses  of  bury 
 
  Sense  1 
  bury 
  =>  hide,  conceal 
 
  Sense  2 
  bury,  entomb,  inter,  lay  to  rest 
  =>  lay,  put  down  repose 
 
  Sense  3 
  bury 
  =>  situate,  fix,  posit,  deposit 
 
  Sense  4 
  immerse,  engross,  swallow,  swallow  up  bury,  eat  up 
  =>  enclose,  inclose,  shut  in 
 
  Sense  5 
  bury,  sink 
  =>  implant,  engraft,  embed,  imbed,  plant 
 
  Sense  6 
  forget,  bury 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  bury 
 
  bury  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  bury 
 
  Sense  1 
  bury 
  =>  hide,  conceal 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  bury,  entomb,  inter,  lay  to  rest 
  =>  lay,  put  down  repose 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  bury 
  =>  situate,  fix,  posit,  deposit 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  immerse,  engross,  swallow,  swallow  up  bury,  eat  up 
  =>  enclose,  inclose,  shut  in 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  bury,  sink 
  =>  implant,  engraft,  embed,  imbed,  plant 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  forget,  bury 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  bury 
 
  The  verb  bury  has  6  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  bury  --  (cover  from  sight) 
  2.  (6)  bury,  entomb,  inter,  lay  to  rest  --  (place  in  a  grave  or  tomb;  "Stalin  was  buried  behind  the  Kremlin  wall  on  Red  Square";  "The  pharaos  were  entombed  in  the  pyramids";  "My  grandfather  was  laid  to  rest  last  Sunday") 
  3.  (3)  bury  --  (place  in  the  earth  and  cover  with  soil;  "They  buried  the  stolen  goods") 
  4.  (1)  immerse,  engross,  swallow,  swallow  up  bury,  eat  up  --  (enclose  or  envelop  completely,  as  if  by  swallowing;  "The  huge  waves  swallowed  the  small  boat  and  it  sank  shortly  thereafter") 
  5.  (1)  bury,  sink  --  (embed  deeply;  "She  sank  her  fingers  into  the  soft  sand";  "He  buried  his  head  in  her  lap") 
  6.  forget,  bury  --  (dismiss  from  the  mind;  stop  remembering;  "i  tried  to  bury  these  unpleasant  memories") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  bury 
 
  The  verb  bury  has  6  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  bury  --  (cover  from  sight) 
  2.  (6)  bury,  entomb,  inter,  lay  to  rest  --  (place  in  a  grave  or  tomb;  "Stalin  was  buried  behind  the  Kremlin  wall  on  Red  Square";  "The  pharaos  were  entombed  in  the  pyramids";  "My  grandfather  was  laid  to  rest  last  Sunday") 
  3.  (3)  bury  --  (place  in  the  earth  and  cover  with  soil;  "They  buried  the  stolen  goods") 
  4.  (1)  immerse,  engross,  swallow,  swallow  up  bury,  eat  up  --  (enclose  or  envelop  completely,  as  if  by  swallowing;  "The  huge  waves  swallowed  the  small  boat  and  it  sank  shortly  thereafter") 
  5.  (1)  bury,  sink  --  (embed  deeply;  "She  sank  her  fingers  into  the  soft  sand";  "He  buried  his  head  in  her  lap") 
  6.  forget,  bury  --  (dismiss  from  the  mind;  stop  remembering;  "i  tried  to  bury  these  unpleasant  memories") 



buries definition