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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

  1. a small, triangular piece of land as where two roads diverge
  2. 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

n.

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.

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