Bore - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) (syn: eager, eagre)
- diameter of a tube or gun barrel (syn: caliber, calibre, gauge)
- a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
verb
- make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (syn: drill)
Extra examples
In the world of racing "to bore" is to push an opponent out of his course.
It is as great a bore as to hear a poet read his own verses.
I won't bore you with all the technical details.
To build the tunnel they had to bore through solid rock.
Waiting is a bore.
You'll find it's a terrible bore.
He turned out to be a crashing bore (=used to emphasize that someone is very boring).
Take a length of piping with a bore of about 15mm.
She bore bitter feelings of resentment toward her ex-husband.
The murder bore all the hallmarks of a serial killer's work.
...an insufferable bore whose only topic of conversation is himself...
...my older sister is a tyrannous bore who isn't happy unless she's in charge...
...unlettered moviegoers could scarcely imagine how little resemblance the film bore to the novel on which it was supposedly based...
...visitors to the mountain range had long noted that the natural rock formation bore a striking resemblance to the visage of a man...
They bore the title Count of Nassau.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: bore
he/she/it: bores
present participle: boring
past tense: bored
past participle: bored
singular: bore
plural: bores
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