burying

verb

  1. 1

    To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

  2. 2

    To place in the ground.

    “bury a bone;  bury the embers”
  3. 3

    To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.

    “she buried her face in the pillow;  they buried us in paperwork”
  4. 4

    To suppress and hide away in one's mind.

    “secrets kept buried; she buried her shame and put on a smiling face.”
  5. 5

    To put an end to; to abandon.

    “They buried their argument and shook hands.”
  6. 6

    To score a goal.

  7. 7

    To kill or murder.

  8. 8

    To render imperceptible by other, more prominent stimuli; drown out.

    “vocals buried in the mix”

noun

  1. 1

    A burial.

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