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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 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. 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. : to make one's way steadily especially against resistance. We bored through the jostling crowd.
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'
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.
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.
Definition of bore noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Definition of bore verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
bore meaning, definition, what is bore: the past tense of bear: Learn more.
