bury in WordNet English dictionary

1. dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
   "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
   forget  bury 
   
2. place in the earth and cover with soil
   "They buried the stolen goods"
   bury 
   
3. embed deeply
   "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
   bury  sink 
   
4. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
   "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
   immerse  swallow  swallow up  bury  eat up 
   
5. cover from sight
   "Afghani women buried under their burkas"
   bury 
   
6. place in a grave or tomb
   "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"
   bury  entomb  inhume  inter  lay to rest