bore

¹bore

verb \ˈbȯr\

boredbor·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