to put in the ground and cover with earth

The pirates buried the chest on the island.

to put (a corpse) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony

They buried the sailor with full military honors.

to plunge in deeply; cause to sink in

to bury an arrow in a target.

to cover in order to conceal from sight

She buried the card in the deck.

to immerse (oneself)

He buried himself in his work.

to put out of one's mind

to bury an insult.

to consign to obscurity; cause to appear insignificant by assigning to an unimportant location, position, etc.

Her name was buried in small print at the end of the book.

Nautical . housing 1 ( def. 8a, b ) . ?

bury one's head in the sand

to avoid reality; ignore the facts of a situation

You cannot continue to bury your head in the sandyou must learn to face facts.

bury the hatchet

to become reconciled or reunited.

verb

dig out , disinter , uncover , reveal

verb

consign to grave , cover up , deposit , embalm , ensepulcher , enshrine , entomb , hold last rites for , hold services for , inearth , inhume , inter , inurn , lay out , mummify , plant * , put away * , put six feet under , sepulcher , sepulture , tombnotes:a berry is a small , juicy fruit; bury is to place in the ground , cache , ensconce , enshroud , hide , occult , plant , screen , secrete , shroud , stash , stow awaynotes:a berry is a small , drive in , embed , engulf , implant , sink , submergenotes:a berry is a small , absorb , concentrate , engage , immerse , interest , occupy , rivet , throw oneself intonotes:a berry is a small , lay , conceal , cover , engross , inundate , overwhelm , repress , submerge