bore
bore (bôr)
transitive verb bored, boring bor′·ing
- to make a hole in or through with a drill or other rotating tool
- to make (a hole, tunnel, well, etc.) by or as by drilling
- to force (one's way), as through a crowd
- to weary by being dull, uninteresting, or monotonous
Etymology: ME boren < OE borian, to bore < bor, auger < IE base *bher-, to cut with a sharp point > Gr *pharein, to split, L forare, to bore, ferire, to cut, kill
intransitive verb
- to bore a hole or passage
- to be drilled by a tool soft materials bore easily
- to move forward slowly but steadily, as if by boring
- to become weary and disinterested
noun
- a hole made by or as by boring
- the hollow part inside a tube, pipe, or cylinder, as of a gun barrel
- the inside diameter of such a hollow part; gauge; caliber
- a tiresome, dull person or thing
Etymology: ME < the v.; also < ON bora, a hole
bore (bôr)
noun
Etymology: ME bare, a wave < ON bara, a billow < IE *bhoros < base *bher- > bear
bore (bôr)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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