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- Dictionarybore/bɔː/
verb
- 1. make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging: "bore a hole in the wall to pass the cable through"
- 2. (of an athlete or racehorse) push another competitor out of the way.
noun
- 1. the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube.
- 2. short for borehole
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BORE definition: 1. to talk or act in a way that makes someone lose interest: 2. to make someone feel very bored…. Learn more.
1. : to pierce with a turning or twisting movement of a tool. bore a wooden post. 2. : to make by boring or digging away material. bored a tunnel. use a drill to bore a hole through the board. intransitive verb. 1. a. : to make a hole by or as if by boring. insects that bore into trees. b. : to sink a mine shaft or well. boring for oil. 2.
noun. a hole made or enlarged by boring. the inside diameter of a hole, tube, or hollow cylindrical or conical object or device, such as a bushing or bearing, engine cylinder, musical wind instrument, or barrel of a gun. Synonyms: caliber.
Definitions of bore. verb. make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool. “carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall” synonyms: drill. see more. noun. a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes. synonyms: bore-hole, drill hole. see more. noun. diameter of a tube or gun barrel.
1. to produce (a hole) in (a material) by use of a drill, auger, or other cutting tool. 2. to increase the diameter of (a hole), as by an internal turning operation on a lathe or similar machine. 3. (transitive) to produce (a hole in the ground, tunnel, mine shaft, etc) by digging, drilling, cutting, etc.
1. To make a hole in or through something with or as if with a drill: "three types of protein that enable the cells to bore in and out of blood vessels" (Elisabeth Rosenthal). 2. To proceed or advance steadily or laboriously: a destroyer boring through heavy seas. n. 1. A hole or passage made by or as if by use of a drill. 2.
Noun. Filter. verb. bored, bores, boring. To make a hole in or through with a drill or other rotating tool. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To bore a hole or passage. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To form (a tunnel, for example) by drilling, digging, or burrowing. American Heritage. To be drilled by a tool.
BORE meaning: 1. to make someone feel bored: 2. to make a hole in something hard with a tool 3. someone who…. Learn more.
Definition of bore verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting. [...] 2. See bore to tears/bore to death/bore stiff [...] 3. You describe someone as a bore when you think that they talk in a very uninteresting way. [...] More. Definitions of '-bore'
