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bury

Pronunciation: /ˈbɛɹi/

The English word “bury” has 12 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To kill or murder.
  2. To outlive.
  3. To place in the ground.
  4. To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.
  5. To render imperceptible by other, more prominent stimuli; to drown out.
  6. To overwhelm.
  7. To suppress and hide away in one's mind.
  8. To put an end to; to abandon.
  9. To score (a goal).
  10. To ruin the image or character of another wrestler; usually by embarrassing or defeating them in dominating fashion.

noun

  1. A burrow.
  2. A borough; a manor

Etymology

See borough.

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