Putting something in the ground is a common activity in gardening and farming. Planting, interring, sowing, and burying are all terms used to describe the process of putting something in the ground. Planting is the act of placing a seed or PLANT into the ground. Interring is the act of placing a body or object into the ground. Sowing is the act of scattering seeds over a surface. Planted and INTERRED are the past tense forms of planting and interring, respectively. BURY is the act of placing something in the ground and covering it with dirt.