bore (Meaning)
bore (n)
a person who evokes boredom
a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
bore (v)
cause to be bored
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
bore (imp.)
of Bear
bore (v. t.)
To perforate or penetrate, as a solid body, by turning an auger, gimlet, drill, or other instrument; to make a round hole in or through; to pierce; as, to bore a plank.
To form or enlarge by means of a boring instrument or apparatus; as, to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole.
To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; as, to bore one's way through a crowd; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.
To weary by tedious iteration or by dullness; to tire; to trouble; to vex; to annoy; to pester.
To befool; to trick.
bore (v. i.)
To make a hole or perforation with, or as with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool; as, to bore for water or oil (i. e., to sink a well by boring for water or oil); to bore with a gimlet; to bore into a tree (as insects).
To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns; as, this timber does not bore well, or is hard to bore.
To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.
To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air; -- said of a horse.
bore (n.)
A hole made by boring; a perforation.
The internal cylindrical cavity of a gun, cannon, pistol, or other firearm, or of a pipe or tube.
The size of a hole; the interior diameter of a tube or gun barrel; the caliber.
A tool for making a hole by boring, as an auger.
Caliber; importance.
A person or thing that wearies by prolixity or dullness; a tiresome person or affair; any person or thing which causes ennui.
A tidal flood which regularly or occasionally rushes into certain rivers of peculiar configuration or location, in one or more waves which present a very abrupt front of considerable height, dangerous to shipping, as at the mouth of the Amazon, in South America, the Hoogly and Indus, in India, and the Tsien-tang, in China.
Less properly, a very high and rapid tidal flow, when not so abrupt, such as occurs at the Bay of Fundy and in the British Channel.
bore ()
imp. of 1st & 2d Bear.
Synonyms & Antonyms of bore
bore Sentence Examples
- The lecture on quantum mechanics bore me to tears; I struggled to stay awake.
- His monotonous voice and repetitive storytelling bore little resemblance to the captivating tales we had heard before.
- Despite his best efforts, the speaker's presentation bore no relevance to the topic at hand.
- The long, tedious meeting seemed to drag on endlessly, each speaker more boring than the last.
- The documentary on medieval history bore a striking resemblance to a dry textbook.
- As the conversation veered into mundane topics, I found myself struggling to feign interest in what was being said; it was utterly boring.
- The party was a total bore; the music was dull, and the atmosphere lacked any excitement.
- The book's protagonist was so bland and uninteresting that reading about their adventures felt like a chore; the story bore no emotional weight.
- I tried to engage with the lecture, but the professor's droning voice made it impossible not to feel bored.
- The movie's predictable plotline and lackluster characters bore all the hallmarks of a forgettable film.
FAQs About the word bore
a person who evokes boredom, a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary), diameter of a tube or g
drill, punch, pierce, tap, cut, riddle, puncture,poke, penetrate, hole
fill, patch, patch, fill, plug, plug,seal, seal,
The lecture on quantum mechanics bore me to tears; I struggled to stay awake.
His monotonous voice and repetitive storytelling bore little resemblance to the captivating tales we had heard before.
Despite his best efforts, the speaker's presentation bore no relevance to the topic at hand.
The long, tedious meeting seemed to drag on endlessly, each speaker more boring than the last.
