1. Noun
A borough; a manor; as, the Bury of St. Edmond's
2. Noun
A manor house; a castle.
3. Verb
To cover out of sight, either by heaping something over, or by placing within something, as earth, etc.; to conceal by covering; to hide; as, to bury coals in ashes; to bury the face in the hands.
4. Verb
Specifically: To cover out of sight, as the body of a deceased person, in a grave, a tomb, or the ocean; to deposit (a corpse) in its resting place, with funeral ceremonies; to inter; to inhume.
5. Verb
To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to abandon; as, to bury strife.
6. Verb
embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
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