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bury definition
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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 -------------- Grep of noun bury battle of tewkesbury bloomsbury bradbury burying burying ground canterbury helen laura sumner woodbury ray bradbury ray douglas bradbury salisbury sudbury tewkesbury waterbury woodbury 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")
bury definition
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