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- DictionaryBuried/ˈberēd/
adjective
- 1. placed or hidden underground: "buried treasure"
1. : to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the earth. buried their pet rabbit in the backyard. especially : to inter with funeral ceremonies. was buried with full military honors. 2. a. : to conceal by or as if by covering with earth. a dog burying a bone.
to cover something or someone completely with a large quantity of something: be buried alive If an avalanche strikes, skiers can be buried alive by snow. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to lie on the surface of someone or something. cover Snow covered the ground.
Buried definition: placed in the ground and covered with earth. See examples of BURIED used in a sentence.
1. a. To place (a corpse) in a grave, a tomb, or the sea; inter. b. To dispose of (a corpse) ritualistically by means other than interment or cremation. 2. a. To place in the ground; cover with earth: The dog buried the bone. The oil was buried deep under the tundra. b.
B1. to put a dead body into the ground: His father is buried in the cemetery on the hill. See also. burial. B2. to put something into a hole in the ground and cover it: buried treasure They were on the hunt for buried treasure. The dog trotted off to bury its bone.
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. Synonyms: inhume, entomb, inter. Antonyms: exhume, disinter. to plunge in deeply; cause to sink in: to bury an arrow in a target. to cover in order to conceal from sight:
Definitions of buried. adjective. placed in a grave. “the hastily buried corpses”. synonyms: inhumed, interred. belowground. underneath the ground. see more. see less.
