gore¹ Definition
gore (gôr)
noun
blood shed from a wound, esp. when clotted
Etymology: ME gore, filth < OE gor, dung, filth, akin to ON gor, Welsh gor, MDu gore < IE base *gwher-, hot > warm, L fornax, furnace
gore² Definition
gore (gôr)
transitive verb gored, gor′·ing
to pierce with or as with a horn or tusk
Etymology: ME goren < gore, a spear < OE gar: see gore
gore³ Definition
gore (gôr)
noun
- a small, triangular piece of land as where two roads diverge
- a tapering piece of cloth made or inserted in a skirt, sail, etc. to give it fullness
Etymology: ME gore < OE gara, corner < base of gar, a spear, akin to MDu gheere, Ger gehre, gusset < IE base *ghaiso-, a stake, javelin > Ger geissel, a whip
transitive verb gored, gor′·ing
to make or insert a gore or gores in
Gore Definition
Gore (gôr)
Gore, Albert (Arnold, Jr.) 1948-; vice president of the U.S. (1993-2001)
gore Synonyms
gore Usage Examples
Object
- fest: Still, originality is not necessarily a priority when you're contemplating a low-budget zombie gore fest.
- scene: Sponsored by a butcher, who provided real offal for the gore scenes.
- fan: An era where wussy directors will be driven out of town by hordes of screaming gore fans.
- movie: For Blood Feast, which was the first ever gore movie, I insisted that the blood look like blood.
- effect: The gore effects, uncredited on the copy of the movie I watched, are actually quite good.
- film: Vinny hates the blood and gore horror films and the people who make them, all of whom have rejected him.
Subject
bull: In June 1995, whilst videoing ' undercover ' , in the village of Coria, Spain, Vicki was gored by a bull.
Adjective modifier
- graphic: Not since Saving Private Ryan have i seen such graphic gore.
- gratuitous: Plus, its Carpenter so expect gratuitous gore aplenty.
- explicit: The only people who will enjoy this are diehard fans of explicit gore.
Modifies a noun
- fest: The script is wholly intelligent, far above what you expect in a gore fest.
- scene: Firstly, there's a single disk R Rated version that features abridged versions of the major gore scenes.
- movie: Herschell Gordon Lewis's seminal gore movie, Blood Feast, finally arrives on UK R2 DVD in its uncut form.
- effect: Second, the gore effects aren't that good.
- FX: Sergio Stivaletti's gore FX, however, are definitely up to scratch in these scenes.
Modifying Another Word
- no: No bullet holes or shrapnel wounds, No blood, no snot, no gore.
- much: There was about as much gore in this as there was in the original.
Used with why or when
that: Italians know how to do gore that 's for sure!
Preposition: in
film: The only gore in this film is Alien gore with a yellow tint.
Preposition: by
bull: In June 1995, whilst videoing ' undercover ' , in the village of Coria, Spain, Vicki was gored by a bull.
Browse dictionary entries near gore
- ‹ Gordy Jr., Berry
- ‹ Gordon setter
- ‹ Gordon
- ‹ Gordimer
- ‹ gordian worm
- ‹ Gordian knot
- ‹ gorcock
- ‹ Gorbachev
- ‹ goral
- ‹ Gorakhpur

