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. |
bore 1
Verb
[boring, bored]
1. to produce (a hole) with a drill, etc.
2. to produce (a tunnel, mine shaft, etc.) by drilling
Noun
1. a hole or tunnel in the ground drilled in search of minerals, oil, etc.
2.
a. the hollow of a gun barrel
b. the diameter of this hollow; calibre [Old English borian]
bore 2
Verb
[boring, bored]
to tire or make weary by being dull, repetitious, or uninteresting
Noun
a dull or repetitious person, activity, or state [origin unknown]
bored adj
boring adj
boring adj
bore 3
Noun
a high wave moving up a narrow estuary, caused by the tide [Old Norse bāra]
bore 4
Verb
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" |
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Translations
bore [bɔːʳ] pt of bear
vt → bohren;
(person) → langweilen
n → Langweiler m;
(of gun) → Kaliber nt;
to be bored → sich langweilen;
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, kaivaa faire un trou dans, forer לִקְדוֹח, לַחפּוֹר छेद करना या भेदना izbušiti (ki)fúr melubangi bora, grafa forare, perforare 穴を開ける 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 kaliiperi calibre קֶדַח הַקָנֶה बन्दूक की नली kalibar kaliber kaliber borvídd calibro 口径 (총의) 구경 kalibras kalibrs luabang laras kaliber rørvidde, kaliber kaliber calibre calibru калибр kaliber kaliber kalibar kaliber ขนาดของลำกล้องปืน çap, kalibre (槍的)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 孔洞 свердловина; шпур سوراخ نکالنے کے عمل سے نکالا ہوا سوراخ lỗ khoan 孔洞
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