Synonyms of gore

gore

verb

as in to stab

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, may sound like fun, but the bulls have been known to gore runners who get too close

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stab
• puncture
• pierce
• jab
• stick
• pick
• spit
• pink
• spear
• lance
• peck
• spike
• impale
• punch
• poke
• skewer
• transfix
• run through
• harpoon
• slice
• transpierce
• knife
• pike
• perforate
• spindle
• thrust
• cut
• bayonet
• riddle
• prick
• poniard
• pinprick
• quill
• dirk
• prong
• gimlet

Examples of gore in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That kind of attitude is why Yellowstone visitors end up gored by bison regularly, and then get roasted on Instagram for it. —Drew Magary, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2024

Others haven’t been so lucky, and some have even been gored by the massive animals while still holding onto their cell phones. —Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 8 Aug. 2024

Between 2019, he had been gored by a buffalo, snared by a poacher, and severed a leg in a steel trap. —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2024

An 83-year-old woman was seriously injured after being gored by a bison last weekend in Yellowstone National Park, the National Park Service said. —Ayana Archie, NPR, 5 June 2024