bore 1 (bôr, b r)v. bored, bor·ing, bores v.tr. 1. To make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill. 2. To form (a tunnel, for example) by drilling, digging, or burrowing. v.intr. 1. To make a hole in or through something with or as if with a drill: "three types of protein that enable the cells to bore in and out of blood vessels" (Elisabeth Rosenthal). 2. To proceed or advance steadily or laboriously: a destroyer boring through heavy seas. n. 1. A hole or passage made by or as if by use of a drill. 2. A hollow, usually cylindrical chamber or barrel, as of a firearm. 3. The interior diameter of a hole, tube, or cylinder. 4. The caliber of a firearm. 5. A drilling tool. [Middle English boren, from Old English borian.] |
| bore 2 (bôr, br) tr.v. bored, bor·ing, bores To make weary by being dull, repetitive, or tedious: The movie bored us. n. One that is wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious. [Origin unknown.] |
| bore 3 (bôr, br) n. A high, often dangerous wave caused by the surge of a flood tide upstream in a narrowing estuary or by colliding tidal currents. Also called eagre. [Middle English bare, wave, from Old Norse b  ra; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
| bore 4 (bôr, br) v. Past tense of bear1. |
bore1
vb
1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) to produce (a hole) in (a material) by use of a drill, auger, or other cutting tool
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) to increase the diameter of (a hole), as by an internal turning operation on a lathe or similar machine
3. (tr) to produce (a hole in the ground, tunnel, mine shaft, etc.) by digging, drilling, cutting, etc
4. (Individual Sports, other than specified) (intr) Informal (of a horse or athlete in a race) to push other competitors, esp in order to try to get them out of the way
n
1. a hole or tunnel in the ground, esp one drilled in search of minerals, oil, etc
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering)
a. a circular hole in a material produced by drilling, turning, or drawing
b. the diameter of such a hole
3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)
a. the hollow part of a tube or cylinder, esp of a gun barrel
b. the diameter of such a hollow part; calibre
4. Austral an artesian well
[Old English borian; related to Old Norse bora, Old High German borōn to bore, Latin forāre to pierce, Greek pharos ploughing, phárunx pharynx]
bore2
vb
(tr) to tire or make weary by being dull, repetitious, or uninteresting
n
a dull, repetitious, or uninteresting person, activity, or state
[of unknown origin]
bored adj
bore3
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a high steep-fronted wave moving up a narrow estuary, caused by the tide
[from Old Norse bāra wave, billow]
bore4
vb
the past tense of bear1
| bore (bôr) 1. In fluid mechanics, a jump in the level of moving water, generally propagating in the opposite direction to the current. Strong ocean tides can cause bores to propagate up rivers. 2. a. The white, shallow portion of a wave after it breaks. The bore carries ocean water onto the beach. b. A tidal wave caused by the surge of a flood tide upstream in a narrowing estuary or by colliding tidal currents. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  bore - a person who evokes boredom disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable platitudinarian - a bore who makes excessive use of platitudes stuffed shirt - a bore who is extremely formal, pompous, and old-fashioned |
| 2. |  bore - a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)tidal current, tidal flow - the water current caused by the tides | |
| 3. | bore - diameter of a tube or gun barrel | |
| 4. |  bore - a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposesmining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating shot hole - drill hole for a charge of an explosive | |
| Verb | 1. | bore - cause to be bored interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of |
| 2. | bore - make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall" spud - initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April" counter-drill - drill in an opposite direction trepan - cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" |
bore1
verb
noun
hole, tunnel, shaft, borehole, drill hole Water is pumped out to reduce pressure around the well bore.
bore2
verb
noun
nuisance, pain (informal), drag (informal), headache (informal), yawn (informal), anorak (informal), pain in the neck (informal), dullard, pain in the arse (taboo informal), dull person, tiresome person, wearisome talker He's a bore and a fool.
Quotations
"Bore: a person who talks when you wish him to listen" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
"The way to be a bore is to say everything" [Voltaire Sept Discours en vers sur l'Homme]
"A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you" [Bert Leston Taylor The So-Called Human Race]
"A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience" [John Updike Confessions of a Wild Bore]
"Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week" [W.D. Howells]
"Bore: a person who talks when you wish him to listen" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
"The way to be a bore is to say everything" [Voltaire Sept Discours en vers sur l'Homme]
"A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you" [Bert Leston Taylor The So-Called Human Race]
"A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience" [John Updike Confessions of a Wild Bore]
"Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week" [W.D. Howells]
Translations
bore1 [bɔːʳ]
bore2 [bɔːʳ]
bore4 [bɔːʳ] N (= tidal wave) → marea f
A. N
2. (also bore hole) → perforación f
B. VT [+ hole, tunnel] → hacer, perforar
to bore a hole in → hacer or perforar un agujero en
to bore one's way through → abrirse camino por
wood bored by insects → madera f carcomida
to bore a hole in → hacer or perforar un agujero en
to bore one's way through → abrirse camino por
wood bored by insects → madera f carcomida
C. VI to bore for oil → hacer perforaciones en busca de petróleo
bore2 [bɔːʳ]
A. N
B. VT → aburrir
to be bored; get bored → aburrirse
he's bored to death or tears; he's bored stiff → está aburrido como una ostra, está muerto de aburrimiento
to be bored with → estar aburrido or harto de
to be bored; get bored → aburrirse
he's bored to death or tears; he's bored stiff → está aburrido como una ostra, está muerto de aburrimiento
to be bored with → estar aburrido or harto de
bore4 [bɔːʳ] N (= tidal wave) → marea f
bore1
bore2
bore4
vt hole, well, tunnel → bohren; rock → durchbohren
vi → bohren (for nach)
bore2
n
(= person) → Langweiler m; what a bore he is! → das ist ein Langweiler!, der kann einen langweilen or anöden (inf); the club/office bore → der Langweiler vom Dienst
vt → langweilen; to bore somebody stiff or to death or to tears, to bore the pants off somebody (inf) → jdn zu Tode langweilen; to be/get bored → sich langweilen; I’m bored → mir ist es langweilig, ich langweile mich; he is bored with his job/her → seine Arbeit/sie langweilt ihn; he was bored with reading/life → er war des Lesens/Lebens überdrüssig (geh), → er hatte das Lesen/Leben über
bore4
n (= tidal wave) → Flutwelle f
bore1 [bɔːʳ]
bore1 [bɔːʳ]
bore2 [bɔːʳ]
bore2 [bɔːʳ]
1. n (person) → noioso/a, seccatore/trice, noia; (event) → noia, barba
the party/office bore → l'attaccabottoni m/f inv (di una festa/un ufficio)
the party/office bore → l'attaccabottoni m/f inv (di una festa/un ufficio)
2. vt (person) → annoiare
bore1 [bɔːʳ]
1. n (person) → noioso/a, seccatore/trice, noia; (event) → noia, barba
the party/office bore → l'attaccabottoni m/f inv (di una festa/un ufficio)
the party/office bore → l'attaccabottoni m/f inv (di una festa/un ufficio)
2. vt (person) → annoiare
bore2 [bɔːʳ]
1. n (also bore hole) → foro di sonda; (diameter) → diametro interno; (of gun) → calibro
a 12-bore shotgun → un fucile calibro 12
a 12-bore shotgun → un fucile calibro 12
3. vi to bore for → perforare or trivellare alla ricerca di
bore2 [bɔːʳ]
1. n (also bore hole) → foro di sonda; (diameter) → diametro interno; (of gun) → calibro
a 12-bore shotgun → un fucile calibro 12
a 12-bore shotgun → un fucile calibro 12
3. vi to bore for → perforare or trivellare alla ricerca di
bore1
v bore [boː]
to make (a hole etc in something) They bored a tunnel under the sea. boor ثَقْبٌ пробивам provrtat, (pro)razit bore bohren (δι)ανοίγω, τρυπώ perforar puurima, uuristama سوراخ کردن؛ تونل زدن porata faire un trou dans, forer לִקְדוֹח, לַחפּוֹר छेद करना या भेदना izbušiti (ki)fúr melubangi bora, grafa forare, perforare 穴を開ける 구멍을 뚫다 išrausti, išgręžti urbt menggerek boren bore, grave wiercić furar a săpa, a fora высверливать, бурить raziť vrtati probušiti borra เจาะ delmek, delik açmak 鑽(孔) свердлити سوراخ بنانا khoan; đào 钻（孔）
n
the size of the hollow barrel of a gun. boor قُطْرُ ماسورةِ البُنْدُقِيَّه калибър kalibr kaliber der Kaliber διαμέτρημα όπλου taladro kaliiber کالیبر -kaliiperinen calibre קֶדַח הַקָנֶה बन्दूक की नली kalibar kaliber kaliber borvídd calibro 口径 (화기의) 구경 kalibras kalibrs luabang laras kaliber rørvidde, kaliber kaliber calibre calibru калибр kaliber kaliber kalibar kaliber ขนาดของลำกล้องปืน çap, kalibre (槍管的)口徑 діаметр, калібр بندوق کی خالی نالی کا سائز nòng súng （枪的）口径
n borehole
a hole made by boring, especially to find oil etc. boorgat حُفْرَةٌ مَحْفوره сондаж vrt, vyvrtaná díra borehul das Bohrloch πηγάδι γεώτρησης perforación puurauk چاه porausreikä trou de sonde קִדוּחַ तेल इत्यादि की खोज के लिए की गई खुदाई bušotina furat lubang pemboran borhola pozzo di trivellazione 試掘穴 시추공 gręžinys urbums lubang yang digerek boorgat borehull odwiert furo săpătură; sondă (буровая) скважина vrt vrtina bušotina borrhål หลุมลึกที่เจาะลงดินเพื่อหาน้ำมัน sondaj deliği, kuyu 鑽孔 свердловина; шпур سوراخ نکالنے کے عمل سے نکالا ہوا سوراخ lỗ khoan 孔洞
bore2
v bore [boː]
to make (someone) feel tired and uninterested, by being dull etc He bores everyone with stories about his travels. verveel يُضْجِرُ досаждам nudit, otravovat kede langweilen προκαλώ ανία aburrir tüütama خسته کردن؛ کسل کردن pitkästyttää ennuyer לְשַעֲמֵם उकताना dosađivati untat membuat bosan valda leiða annoiare うんざりさせる 지루하게 하다 įgristi, įvaryti nuobodulį garlaikot; apnikt membosankan vervelen kjede nudzić aborrecer a plictisi надоедать nudiť dolgočasiti dosađivati tråka ut ทำให้เบื่อหน่าย can sıkmak, usandırmak 使厭倦 надокучати, набридати دق کرنا ، مغز چاٹنا làm buồn chán 使厌烦
n
a dull, boring person or thing. vervelige vent شَخْصٌ مُمِلٌّ досадник nudný člověk dødbider der Langweiler πληκτικός άνθρωπος pelmazo, pesado tüütus شخص یا چیز خسته کننده pitkästyttävä raseur/-euse מְשַעֲמֵם उबाने वाला dosadan čovjek unalmas ember v. dolog orang yang membosankan leiðindaskjóða persona noiosa 退屈させるもの 지루하게 하는 사람(사물) įgrisėlis, nuoboda garlaicīgs cilvēks; apnicīga nodarbošanās bosan vervelend iemand, iets kjedelig (person); plage nudziarz maçador om/ lucru plictisitor зануда otravný človek dolgočasnež gnjavaža tråkmåns, långtråkighet, plåga คนน่าเบื่อ can sıkıcı kimse, baş belâsı 無趣的人(物) нудна людина خشک ، روکھا شخص buồn tẻ 惹人厌烦的人（物）
n boredom
the state of being bored. verveling مَلَلٌ، ضَجَرٌ досада nuda, dlouhá chvíle kedsomhed die Langeweile ανία aburrimiento tüdimus ملالت؛ دلزدگی ikävystyneisyys ennui שִׁעֲמוּם @@@שִיעֲמוּם$$$ ऊब dosada unalom kebosanan leiðindi noia 退屈 권태 nuobodulys garlaicība kebosanan verveling kjedsomhet nuda tédio plictiseală скука, тоска nuda dolgčas dosada leda ความเบื่อหน่าย can sıkıntısı, sıkıntı 厭倦，無趣 нудьга اکتاہٹ ، بوریت nỗi buồn chán 厌烦
adj boring
a boring job; This book is boring. vervelige مُمل، مُضجر досаден nudný kedelig langweilig ανιαρός, βαρετός aburrido igav کسل کننده pitkästyttävä ennuyeux מְשַעֲמֵם उबाऊ, नीरस dosadan unalmas membosankan leiðinlegur noioso 退屈な 지겨운 nuobodus garlaikojošs membosankan vervelend kjedelig, langtekkelig nudny maçador plictisitor скучный otravný, nudný dolgočasen dosadan långtråkig น่าเบื่อ sıkıcı, can sıkıcı 令人厭倦的 нудний دق کرنے ولا ، پریشان کن sự nhạt nhẽo 令人厌烦的
bore → يَِثْقب nudit kede bohren προκαλώ ανία aburrir ikävystyttää ennuyer dosaditi trapanare 穴をあける 구멍을 뚫다 vervelen bore zanudzić aborrecer, entediar сверлить tråka ut เบื่อ canını sıkmak làm cho chán 烦扰
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