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Also Inflected form of bear

bore

UK/bɔː/ US/boɹ/ fairly common slang
verb (2) noun (4)

verb

1.

cause to be bored

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2.

make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool

  • “don”
  • “s a gas pipe”
  • “drill a hole into the wall”
  • “drill for oil”
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noun

1.

a person who evokes boredom

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2.

a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

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3.
4.

a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes

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Origin

From Middle English boren, from Old English borian (“to pierce”), from Proto-West Germanic *borōn, from Proto-Germanic *burōną.

Phrases

  • artesian bore
  • bore draw
  • bore in
  • bore lake
  • bore needle
  • bore off
  • bore out
  • bore sight
  • bore water
  • boring clam
  • crashing bore
  • cross bore

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