bore

³bore

Definition of BORE

past of bear

¹bore

verb \ˈbȯr\

bored bor·ing

Definition of BORE

transitive verb

1

: to pierce with a turning or twisting movement of a tool

2

: to make (as a cylindrical hole) by boring or digging away material <bored a tunnel>

intransitive verb

1

a : to make a hole by or as if by boring

b : to sink a mine shaft or well

2

: to make one's way steadily especially against resistance <we bored through the jostling crowd>

Origin of BORE

Middle English, from Old English borian; akin to Old High German borōn to bore, Latin forare to bore, ferire to strike

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with BORE

boar, Boer, chore, cor, core, corps, crore, door, floor, for, fore, four, frore, gore, Gore, hoar, lore, mor, more, nor, o'er, oar, or, ore, poor, pore, pour, roar, score, shore, snore, soar, sore, splore, spoor, spore, store, Thor, tor, torr, war, whore, yore, your

²bore

noun

Definition of BORE

1

a : a usually cylindrical hole made by or as if by boring

b chiefly Australian & New Zealand : a borehole drilled especially to make an artesian well

2

a : the long usually cylindrical hollow part of something (as a tube or gun barrel)

b : the inner surface of a hollow cylindrical object

3

: the size of a bore: as

a : the interior diameter of a gun barrel; especially chiefly British : gauge 1a(2)

b : the diameter of an engine cylinder

First Known Use of BORE

14th century

⁴bore

noun

Definition of BORE

: a tidal flood with a high abrupt front

Origin of BORE

Middle English *bore wave, from Old Norse bāra

First Known Use: 1601

⁵bore

noun

Definition of BORE

: one that causes boredom: as

a : a tiresome person

b : something that is devoid of interest

Origin of BORE

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1766

⁶bore

transitive verb

bored bor·ing

Definition of BORE

: to cause to feel boredom

First Known Use of BORE

1768