bury: Meaning and Definition of

bur•y

1. to put in the ground and cover with earth: The pirates buried the chest on the island.
2. to put (a corpse) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony: They buried the sailor with full military honors.
3. to plunge in deeply; cause to sink in: to bury an arrow in a target.
4. to cover in order to conceal from sight: She buried the card in the deck.
5. to immerse (oneself&hasp;): He buried himself in his work.
6. to put out of one's mind: to bury an insult.
7. to consign to obscurity; cause to appear insignificant by assigning to an unimportant location, position, etc.: Her name was buried in small print at the end of the book.
8. to avoid reality; ignore the facts of a situation: You cannot continue to bury your head in the sand—you must learn to face facts.
9. to become reconciled or reunited.

1. housing (def. 8a, b).