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Burying
see synonyms of buryingNoun
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Burying
see synonyms of buryingverbWord forms: buries, burying or buried (transitive)
1.
to place (a corpse) in a grave, usually with funeral rites; inter
2.
to place in the earth and cover with soil
3.
to lose through death
4.
to cover from sight; hide
5.
to embed; sink
to bury a nail in plaster
6.
to occupy (oneself) with deep concentration; engross
to be buried in a book
7.
to dismiss from the mind; abandon
to bury old hatreds
8. bury the hatchet
9. bury one's head in the sand
noun
1.
a town in NW England, in Bury unitary authority, Greater Manchester: an early textile centre. Pop: 60 178 (2001)
2.
a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 181 900 (2003 est).
Area: 99 sq km (38 sq miles)
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Burying
see synonyms of burying city in Greater Manchester, NW England: county district pop. 177,000
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈburied or ˈburying
1.
to put (a dead body) into the earth, a tomb, or the sea, usually in a ceremonial manner; inter
2.
a.
to hide (something) in the ground
b.
to cover up so as to conceal
she buried her face in the pillow
3.
to put away, as from one's life, mind, etc.
to bury a feud
4.
to put (oneself) deeply into; plunge; immerse
to bury oneself in one's work
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Burying
see synonyms of buryingtr.v. bur·ied, bur·y·ing, bur·ies
1.
a. To place (a corpse) in a grave, a tomb, or the sea; inter.
b. To dispose of (a corpse) ritualistically by means other than interment or cremation.
2.
a. To place in the ground; cover with earth: The dog buried the bone. The oil was buried deep under the tundra.
b. To place so as to conceal; hide or obscure: buried her face in the pillow; buried the secret deep within himself.
3. To occupy (oneself) with deep concentration; absorb: buried myself in my studies.
4. To put an end to; abandon: buried their quarrel and shook hands.
5. Slang To outdo or defeat by a large margin: The team was buried in the first half by its crosstown rivals.
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