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buries 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 -------------- 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
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