bury

  1. Proper noun.  A metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.
  2. Verb.  To ritualistically inter a corpse in a grave or tomb. (see burial).
  3. Verb.  To place in the ground. "''bury a bone''".
  4. Verb.  To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth - "''she buried her face in the pillow''", "''buried the secret deep inside''".
  5. Verb.  (figuratively) To put an end to; to abandon. "''They buried their argument and shook hands''".
  6. Verb.  (figuratively) (rfdef, lang en) .
  7. Noun.  A borough; a manor.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.