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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. 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.
bore. (bɔːʳ ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense bores , present participle boring , past tense, past participle bored. 1. verb. If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting. Dickie bored him all through the meal with stories of the Navy. [VERB noun + with] Life in the country bores me. [VERB noun]
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.
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 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.
bore meaning, definition, what is bore: the past tense of bear: Learn 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.
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'
BORE meaning: 1. to make someone feel bored: 2. to make a hole in something hard with a tool 3. someone who…. Learn more.
