bored

bore ¹  (bôr, br)

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.

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[Middle English boren, from Old English borian.]

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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.

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[Origin unknown.]

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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.

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[Middle English bare, wave, from Old Norse bra; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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bore ⁴  (bôr, br)

v.

Past tense of bear¹.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	bored - tired of the world; "bored with life"; "strolled through the museum with a bored air" world-weary tired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"
	2.	bored - uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; "his blase indifference"; "a petulant blase air"; "the bored gaze of the successful film star" blase uninterested - not having or showing interest; "an uninterested spectator"

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bored

adjective fed up, tired, hacked (off) U.S. (slang) wearied, weary, uninterested, sick and tired (informal) listless, browned-off (informal) brassed off Brit. (slang) ennuied, hoha N.Z.

Translations

bored [bɔːd] adj → aburrido;

he's bored to tears or to death or stiff → está aburrido como una ostra, está muerto de aburrimiento

bored [ˈbɔːd] bore adj to be bored → s'ennuyer;

he's bored to tears or to death or stiff → il s'ennuie à mourir