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   bore

   /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"
   • ▪ hollow out (a gun barrel or other tube): "an 1100 cc road bike bored out to 1168 cc"
   • 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.
   • ▪ the diameter of a bore; the calibre: "a small-bore rifle" Similar calibrediametergauge
   • ▪ a gun of a specified bore: "he shot a guard in the leg with a twelve-bore"
   • 2. short for borehole

   Word Origin Old Englishborian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German bohren.

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   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.

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   If your friends fall asleep every time you open your mouth, you might be a bore — someone who makes the people around them bored.

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   BORE meaning: 1. to make someone feel bored: 2. to make a hole in something hard with a tool 3. someone who…. Learn more.