bury.
To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.
Meaning & usage
To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb. To kill or murder.
To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb. To outlive.
Grandpa’s still in excellent health. He’ll bury us all!
To place in the ground.
bury a bone; bury the embers
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. To render imperceptible by other, more prominent stimuli; to drown out.
vocals buried in the mix
To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance. To overwhelm.
They buried us in paperwork.
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.
To score (a goal).
To ruin the image or character of another wrestler; usually by embarrassing or defeating them in dominating fashion.
Where this word comes from
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)), Polish chować.
A burrow.
Where this word comes from
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)), Polish chować.
A borough; a manor
Where this word comes from
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