buried; burying
1
: to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the earth
buried their pet rabbit in the backyard
2
a
: to conceal by or as if by covering with earth
a dog burying a bone
buried treasure
b
: to cover from view
buried her face in her hands
Their car was buried under the snow.
3
4
: to put (a playing card) out of play by placing it in or under the dealer's pack
5
sports
: to succeed emphatically or impressively in making (a shot)
bury a jumper
bury a putt
6
: to defeat overwhelmingly
They were buried by a score of 15-2.
Examples of bury in a Sentence
He was buried with full military honors.
Their ancestors are buried in the local cemetery.
cultures that bury their dead
The dog buried her bone.
He buried the money in the backyard.
the search for buried treasure
He has learned to bury his feelings.
She buried her face in her hands.
The disclaimer was buried in the fine print.
The newspaper covered the story, but it was buried in the back of section C.
Recent Examples on the Web
But Rahman points to a specific example buried in the documentation that sheds some more light.
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Allison Johnson, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
The counts include two instances where the wrong bodies were buried.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Suspected of being an informant for the British Army by the republicans, Jean was secretly killed and buried by a trio of IRA volunteers in 1972.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
The researchers are looking at using these small e-nose robots in disaster management applications, including locating wildfires and gas leaks, and finding people buried in rubble after an earthquake.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
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Allison Johnson, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
The counts include two instances where the wrong bodies were buried.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Suspected of being an informant for the British Army by the republicans, Jean was secretly killed and buried by a trio of IRA volunteers in 1972.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
The researchers are looking at using these small e-nose robots in disaster management applications, including locating wildfires and gas leaks, and finding people buried in rubble after an earthquake.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Bury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bury. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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