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Meaning of burying

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

burying

verb

Definitions

  1. To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

  2. To place in the ground.

    Example: bury a bone;  bury the embers

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

    Example: she buried her face in the pillow;  they buried us in paperwork

  4. To suppress and hide away in one's mind.

    Example: secrets kept buried; she buried her shame and put on a smiling face.

noun

Definitions

  1. A burial.