Analysis Complete

bury

/ bury /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
place in the earth and cover with soil
"They buried the stolen goods"
Type of:
situate fix posit
Derived:
burying burial
Entails:
cover
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
"She sank her fingers into the soft sand"
"He buried his head in her lap"
Type of:
implant engraft embed
Kinds of:
set countersink
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
"Afghani women buried under their burkas"
Type of:
hide conceal
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
verb Sense 4
place in a grave or tomb
"Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"
"The pharaos were entombed in the pyramids"
"My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"
Type of:
lay put down repose
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
"i tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
Opposites:
remember think of
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 6
"The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

Word Relationship Graph

Synonyms Antonyms Hypernyms Hyponyms

Related Words