Bury
verb
To put something in the ground and cover it with earth.
They decided to bury the treasure in the backyard.
Often appears as...
- bury the hatchet
- bury one's head in the sand
verb
To forget or avoid talking about an uncomfortable topic or past event.
After their fight, they decided to bury the hatchet and move on.
Often appears as...
- bury the hatchet
- bury one's head in the sand
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To put a lot of effort or concentrate hard on a particular task.
She decided to bury herself in her work to forget about her breakup.
Often appears as...
- bury oneself in work
- bury oneself in a book
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To put something in the ground and cover it with earth.
They decided to bury the treasure in the backyard.
Often appears as...
- bury the hatchet
- bury one's head in the sand
verb
To forget or avoid talking about an uncomfortable topic or past event.
After their fight, they decided to bury the hatchet and move on.
Often appears as...
- bury the hatchet
- bury one's head in the sand
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To put a lot of effort or concentrate hard on a particular task.
She decided to bury herself in her work to forget about her breakup.
Often appears as...
- bury oneself in work
- bury oneself in a book
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Literal Meaning
Bury often refers to putting something underground, like planting or hiding.
They buried the time capsule at the park.
Pro Tip 2/2Finality
To bury something can imply a sense of finality, such as ending something permanently.
The old rivalry between the two teams was finally buried.
Pro Tip 1/2Literal Meaning
Bury often refers to putting something underground, like planting or hiding.
They buried the time capsule at the park.
Pro Tip 2/2Finality
To bury something can imply a sense of finality, such as ending something permanently.
The old rivalry between the two teams was finally buried.
Pro Tip 1/2Literal Meaning
Bury often refers to putting something underground, like planting or hiding.
They buried the time capsule at the park.
Pro Tip 2/2Finality
To bury something can imply a sense of finality, such as ending something permanently.
The old rivalry between the two teams was finally buried.
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Bring on the learning...
And human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep. You have to go looking for them, they're not just lying around on the surface. You have to create the circumstances where they show themselves. And you might imagine education would be the way that happens,
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The five major world...
He had only three years before his unconventional wisdom got him into trouble. His enemies had him arrested, and he was executed by Rome in the standard means by which rabble-rousers were put to death, crucifixion. But shortly after he was buried, women found his tomb empty
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My life as an outsider PIPE...
unlike a dress that you can send by mail this was a dress I covered in iron filings and I buried it in the ground for several months and after I dug out the dress I felt that the dress actually acquired his own life and became what I call a piece of future archaeology here
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Sir David Attenborough...
if the eggs are laid too close to the sea we relocate the eggs and we bury them thanks to the efforts of this community these turtles have had an extraordinary change in fortune this is now thought to be one of the densest leatherback nesting beaches in
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Where does gold come...
So it would take almost the age of the universe to produce one gram at a cost vastly exceeding the current value of gold. So that's not a very good solution. But if we were to reach a hypothetical point where we'd mined all of the Earth's buried gold,
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How X-rays see through...
in mummies buried thousands of years ago. So what began as Roentgen's happy accident has become a medical marvel. Hospitals and clinics now conduct over 100 millions scans each year worldwide to treat diseases and save lives.
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Who were the Vestal...
to protect itself from danger. Licinia could be accused of incestum, meaning unchastity, at any time and be sacrificed whether she's innocent or guilty. Licinia fully understands now why her predecessor was buried alive.
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Antlion Cone Death Trap...
They must keep moving or risk the same fate as their quarry, the creatures that have collapsed from heat stroke. Too deeply buried, but a good place to cool off. Foraging decisions must be fast.
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Burying Beetles PIPE...
the shrew actually you know coming back to life nope this is still an ex shrew the burying beetles have come they cackle over their latest fine this shrew will be food and well
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
deeply buried but it would place to cool off foraging decisions must be fast to be perfect back to the nest before they also died but they strayed into a minefield
Video examples
Bring on the learning...
And human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep. You have to go looking for them, they're not just lying around on the surface. You have to create the circumstances where they show themselves. And you might imagine education would be the way that happens,
Video examples
The five major world...
He had only three years before his unconventional wisdom got him into trouble. His enemies had him arrested, and he was executed by Rome in the standard means by which rabble-rousers were put to death, crucifixion. But shortly after he was buried, women found his tomb empty
Video examples
My life as an outsider PIPE...
unlike a dress that you can send by mail this was a dress I covered in iron filings and I buried it in the ground for several months and after I dug out the dress I felt that the dress actually acquired his own life and became what I call a piece of future archaeology here
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
if the eggs are laid too close to the sea we relocate the eggs and we bury them thanks to the efforts of this community these turtles have had an extraordinary change in fortune this is now thought to be one of the densest leatherback nesting beaches in
Video examples
Where does gold come...
So it would take almost the age of the universe to produce one gram at a cost vastly exceeding the current value of gold. So that's not a very good solution. But if we were to reach a hypothetical point where we'd mined all of the Earth's buried gold,
Video examples
How X-rays see through...
in mummies buried thousands of years ago. So what began as Roentgen's happy accident has become a medical marvel. Hospitals and clinics now conduct over 100 millions scans each year worldwide to treat diseases and save lives.
Video examples
Who were the Vestal...
to protect itself from danger. Licinia could be accused of incestum, meaning unchastity, at any time and be sacrificed whether she's innocent or guilty. Licinia fully understands now why her predecessor was buried alive.
Video examples
Antlion Cone Death Trap...
They must keep moving or risk the same fate as their quarry, the creatures that have collapsed from heat stroke. Too deeply buried, but a good place to cool off. Foraging decisions must be fast.
Video examples
Burying Beetles PIPE...
the shrew actually you know coming back to life nope this is still an ex shrew the burying beetles have come they cackle over their latest fine this shrew will be food and well
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
deeply buried but it would place to cool off foraging decisions must be fast to be perfect back to the nest before they also died but they strayed into a minefield
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Ray Charles
American Musician
I suppose I've always done my share of crying, especially when there's no other way to contain my feelings. I know that men ain't supposed to cry, but I think that's wrong. Crying's always been a way for me to get things out which are buried deep, deep down. When I sing, I often cry. Crying is feeling, and feeling is being human. Oh yes, I cry.
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Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Chinese Actor
Acting has always been a way for me to express the emotions I had buried. If I hadn't acted, I would have gone insane. In my acting class, I could let out my real tears and everyone thought it was the character. But no, it was me.
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Jack Ma
Chinese Businessman
Help young people. Help small guys. Because small guys will be big. Young people will have the seeds you bury in their minds, and when they grow up, they will change the world.
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Ken Robinson
English Educator
Human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep. You have to go looking for them; they're not just lying around on the surface.
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Rutger Hauer
Dutch Actor
If you've done what you need to do, you need to go bury yourself, because what else are you going to do? I think that that's where life stops.
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Jay McInerney
American Writer
There is a type of writer that can happily bury themselves in the country and dig very deep, but I'm not like that.
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Tim Donaghy
American Criminal
I don't really need to bury the NBA. I just want the truth to be known about what I did and how I did it.
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Zoe Quinn
American Artist
Mistakes, once owned, apologized for, and buried, need to be an accepted part of life.
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Herodotus
Greek Historian
In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.
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Marco Rubio
American Politician
Big government doesn't help the middle class, it buries it.
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Ray Charles
American Musician
I suppose I've always done my share of crying, especially when there's no other way to contain my feelings. I know that men ain't supposed to cry, but I think that's wrong. Crying's always been a way for me to get things out which are buried deep, deep down. When I sing, I often cry. Crying is feeling, and feeling is being human. Oh yes, I cry.
Quote examples
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Chinese Actor
Acting has always been a way for me to express the emotions I had buried. If I hadn't acted, I would have gone insane. In my acting class, I could let out my real tears and everyone thought it was the character. But no, it was me.
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Jack Ma
Chinese Businessman
Help young people. Help small guys. Because small guys will be big. Young people will have the seeds you bury in their minds, and when they grow up, they will change the world.
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Ken Robinson
English Educator
Human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep. You have to go looking for them; they're not just lying around on the surface.
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Rutger Hauer
Dutch Actor
If you've done what you need to do, you need to go bury yourself, because what else are you going to do? I think that that's where life stops.
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Jay McInerney
American Writer
There is a type of writer that can happily bury themselves in the country and dig very deep, but I'm not like that.
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Tim Donaghy
American Criminal
I don't really need to bury the NBA. I just want the truth to be known about what I did and how I did it.
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Zoe Quinn
American Artist
Mistakes, once owned, apologized for, and buried, need to be an accepted part of life.
Quote examples
Herodotus
Greek Historian
In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.
Quote examples
Marco Rubio
American Politician
Big government doesn't help the middle class, it buries it.
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