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Gore

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Gore  (gôr, gr), Albert, Jr. Known as "Al." Born 1948.
Vice President of the United States (1993-2001) under Bill Clinton. He earlier served as a U.S. senator from Tennessee (1985-1993).

gore 1  (gôr, gr)
tr.v. gored, gor·ing, gores
To pierce or stab with a horn or tusk.

[Middle English goren, probably from gore, spear, from Old English gr.]

gore 2  (gôr, gr)
n.
1. A triangular or tapering piece of cloth forming a part of something, as in a skirt or sail.
2. A small triangular piece of land.
tr.v. gored, gor·ing, gores
1. To provide with a gore.
2. To cut into a gore.

[Middle English, from Old English gra, triangular piece of land.]

gore 3  (gôr, gr)
n.
Blood, especially coagulated blood from a wound.

[Middle English, filth, from Old English gor.]

Gore [gɔː]
n
(Biographies / Gore, Al(bert), Jr. (1948 M, US, POLITICS: politician, POLITICS: statesman) Al(bert) Jr. born 1948, US Democrat politician; vice president of the US (1993-2001); defeated in the disputed presidential election of 2000

gore1
n
1. blood shed from a wound, esp when coagulated
2. Informal killing, fighting, etc.
[Old English gor dirt; related to Old Norse gor half-digested food, Middle Low German göre, Dutch goor]

gore2
vb
(tr) (of an animal, such as a bull) to pierce or stab (a person or another animal) with a horn or tusk
[probably from Old English gār spear]

gore3
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a tapering or triangular piece of material used in making a shaped skirt, umbrella, etc.
2. a similarly shaped piece, esp of land
vb
(Clothing & Fashion) (tr) to make into or with a gore or gores
[Old English gāra; related to Old Norse geiri gore, Old High German gēro]
gored  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Gore - Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948)
2.gore - coagulated blood from a wound
blood - the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"
3.gore - a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails
full skirt - a long skirt gathered at the waist
gaiter - a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides
piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric
umbrella - a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
4.gore - the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"
murder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
Verb1.gore - wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
pierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
2.gore - cut into gores; "gore a skirt"
tailor, cut - style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress"

gore1
noun blood, slaughter, bloodshed, carnage, butchery video nasties full of blood and gore

gore2
verb pierce, wound, stab, spit, transfix, impale He was gored to death by a rhinoceros.
Translations
gore1 [gɔːʳ] N (= blood) → sangre f derramada
gore2 [gɔːʳ] VT (= injure) → cornear

gore [ˈgɔːr]
vt [bull] → encorner
to be gored → être blessé(e) d'un coup de corne
n (= blood) → sang m

gore1
n (liter: = blood) → Blut nt

gore2
vtaufspießen, durchbohren; gored to death by a bulldurch die Hörner eines Stiers tödlich verletzt

gore3
n (= panel)Bahn f; (in sail) → Gehren m

gore1 [gɔːʳ] nsangue m
gore1 [gɔːʳ] nsangue m
gore2 [gɔːʳ] vt (subj, bull) → incornare
gore2 [gɔːʳ] vt (subj, bull) → incornare
gore3 [gɔːʳ] n (of skirt) → godet m inv; (of umbrella) → spicchio
gore3 [gɔːʳ] n (of skirt) → godet m inv; (of umbrella) → spicchio

gore
n gore [goː]
blood (especially when it is thick and solid) After the battle, the knight was covered in gore. gestolde bloed دَم съсирена кръв sedlá krev størknet blod geronnenes Blut πηχτό αίμα sangre derramada, sangre coagulada (paakunud) veri لخته خون hyytynyt veri sang (coagulé) דָם קָרוּש जमा हुआ खून krv alvadt vér darah kering (hlaupið) blóð, blóðlifrar sangue coagulato 血のり 응고된 피 kraujas (sarecējušas) asinis darah beku geronnen bloed levret blod krew sangue sânge (închegat) запёкшаяся кровь zaschnutá krv strjena kri usirena krv levrat blod เลือด pıhtılaşmış kan 血塊 згусла кров جما ہوا خون máu đông ,
v
(of an animal) to pierce with its horns, tusks etc The bull gored the farmer to death. stoot, gaffel, deurboor يَنطَح، يَثقُب أو يَجْرَحُ بقرنِهِ пробождам nabrat na rohy stange durchbohren τρυπώ, ξεκοιλιάζω cornear, dar una cornada a puskima با شاخ زدن زخمی کردن puskea encorner לְנַגֵח सींग मारना probosti megsebesít (szarvval, agyarral) menanduk reka í gegn incornare 突き刺す (짐승이) …을 뿔(엄니)로 받다 subadyti, persmeigti (ragu) sabadīt merodok doorboren, spietsen spidde, stange pobóść cornear a străpunge cu coarnele бодать nabrať na rohy prebosti probosti stånga, genomborra แทง boynuzlayıp yaralamak, süsmek (被動物的角或長牙)刺傷 буцати; колоти سینگ سے مار ڈالنا húc
adj gory
with a lot of blood or bloodshed a gory battle; a gory tale. bloedige دامٍ ، مُلَطَّخ بالدم кървав krvavý blodig blutrünstig αιματηρός, φρικιαστικός sangriento, ensangrentado verine خونین verinen sanglant עָקוּב מִדָם रक्तरंजित krvav véres berdarah blóðugur sanguinoso 血みどろの 피투성이의 kruvinas asiņains berdarah bloederig volds-, bloddryppende krwawy sangrento sânge­ros кровопролитный krvavý krvav krvav blodig, bloddrypande เต็มไปด้วยเลือด kanlı, kan içinde 血淋淋的 закривавлений; кривавий خونخوار đẫm máu ,


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Gore had served Colonel Lloyd, in the capacity of overseer, upon one of the out-farms, and had shown himself worthy of the high station of overseer upon the home or Great House Farm.
And it was vexatious that Lawyer Gore was not more like him, but was a bald, round-featured man, with bland manners and fat hands; a game-cock that you would be rash to bet upon against Wakem.
They couldn't 'welter in gore,' to save their lives
 
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