Gore

biographical name

ˈgȯr 

Albert, Jr. 1948–     American politician and environmentalist; vice president of the U.S. (1993–2001)

Kids Definition

gore

1 of 4 noun

ˈgō(ə)r 

ˈgȯ(ə)r

: a tapering or triangular piece of cloth (as in a skirt)

gore

2 of 4 verb

gored; goring

1

: to cut into a tapering triangular form

2

: to provide with a gore

gore

3 of 4 verb

gored; goring

: to pierce or wound with something pointed (as a tusk or horn)

gore

4 of 4 noun

1

: blood entry 1 sense 1a

especially : clotted blood

2

: violent or bloody images

Etymology

Old English gāre "triangular piece of land"

Middle English goren "pierce, gore"

Old English gor "filth"