
bury
v 1: cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"
2: 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" [syn: {entomb}, {inhume}, {inter}, {lay to rest}]
3: place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the
stolen goods"
4: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The
huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly
thereafter" [syn: {immerse}, {swallow}, {swallow up}, {eat
up}]
5: embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He
buried his head in her lap" [syn: {sink}]
6: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury
these unpleasant memories" [syn: {forget}] [ant: {remember}]
[also: {buried}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0