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bore

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verb (1)

ˈbȯr How to pronounce bore (audio)
bored; boring

transitive verb

1
: to pierce with a turning or twisting movement of a tool
bore a wooden post
2
: to make by boring or digging away material
bored a tunnel
use a drill to bore a hole through the board

intransitive verb

1
a
: to make a hole by or as if by boring
insects that bore into trees
b
: to sink a mine shaft or well
boring for oil
2
: to make one's way steadily especially against resistance
We bored through the jostling crowd.

bore

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noun (1)

1
a
: a usually cylindrical hole made by or as if by the turning or twisting movement of a tool : a hole made by or as if by boring (see bore entry 1)
b
chiefly Australia and New Zealand : a borehole drilled especially to make an artesian well
2
a
: the long usually cylindrical hollow part of something (such as a tube or gun barrel)
b
: the inner surface of a hollow cylindrical object
3
: the size of a bore: such as
a
: the interior diameter of a gun barrel
especially, chiefly British : gauge sense 1a(2)
a .22 bore revolver
b
: the diameter of an engine cylinder

bore

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past tense of bear

bore

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noun (2)

: a tidal flood with a high abrupt front
a dangerous bore at the mouth of the Amazon

bore

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noun (3)

: one that causes weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : one that causes boredom: such as
a
: a dull or tiresome person
His friends are a bunch of bores.
b
: something that is devoid of interest
The lecture was a total bore.

bore

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verb

bored; boring

transitive verb

: to cause to feel weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : to cause to feel boredom
trying not to bore your audience
got bored by the party and left

Synonyms

Verb (1)

Noun (3)

Verb

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English boren, going back to Old English borian, going back to Germanic *bur-ō- (whence Old High German borōn "to pierce," Old Norse bora), probably verbal derivative of a noun base bur- "tool for piercing" (whence Old English bor "chiseling instrument," Old High German bora); akin to Latin forāre "to bore," ferīre "to strike"

Noun (1)

Middle English, "hole, perforation," in part noun derivative of boren "to bore entry 1," in part borrowed from Old Norse bora "borehole," derivative of bora "to bore"

Noun (2)

Middle English *bore wave, from Old Norse bāra

Noun (3)

of uncertain origin

Note: Plausibly a derivative of the verb bore entry 6, if this was a sense development of bore entry 1 ("to drill, wear at" & "to induce ennui"); however, the noun, a vogue word among London political and cultural figures in the 1760's, appears to predate the verb.

Verb

perhaps verbal derivative of bore entry 5 if the noun is earlier

Note: See note at bore entry 5.

First Known Use

Verb (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1601, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1766, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1768, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bore was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing bore

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