transitive verb bored, boring bor′·ing

1. to make a hole in or through with a drill or other rotating tool
2. to make (a hole, tunnel, well, etc.) by or as by drilling
3. to force (one's way), as through a crowd
4. 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

1. to bore a hole or passage
2. to be drilled by a tool soft materials bore easily
3. to move forward slowly but steadily, as if by boring
4. to become weary and disinterested

noun

1. a hole made by or as by boring
2. 1. the hollow part inside a tube, pipe, or cylinder, as of a gun barrel
   2. the inside diameter of such a hollow part; gauge; caliber
3. a tiresome, dull person or thing

Etymology: ME < the v.; also < ON bora, a hole

noun

Etymology: ME bare, a wave < ON bara, a billow < IE *bhoros < base *bher- > bear

transitive verb, intransitive verb