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Definition: Meaning of, bore in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bɔː /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
bore bored bored
Present Participle Third Person Singular
boring bores
  1. the past tense of BEAR
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  2. [transitive] to make someone feel bored, especially by talking too much about something they are not interested in
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  3. [intransitive and transitive] to make a deep round hole in a hard surface
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  4. [intransitive + into] if someone's eyes bore into you, they look at you in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable
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Singular Plural
bore bores
  1. [singular] something that is not interesting to you or that annoys you
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  2. [countable] someone who is boring, especially because they talk too much about themselves or about things that do not interest you
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  3. [singular] the measurement of the width of the inside of a long hollow object such as a pipe or the BARREL of a gun
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  4. [singular] a wave of water that moves quickly along a river from the sea at particular times of the year
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  5. [countable] a BOREHOLE
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bore used in phrases

  • bore bit (noun)
    1. a drill for penetrating rock
  • bore-hole (noun)
    1. mining a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
  • full bore (adverb)
    1. fast and with a lot of energy
  • full-bore (adjective)
    1. having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness
    2. denoting a firearm of relatively large calibre
    full-bore (adverb)
    1. at top speed; with full power
  • tidal bore (noun)
    1. as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary often dangerous a high wave caused by tidal flow
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bore used in phrasal verbs

  • bore into (phrasal verb)
    1. bore into someone/something if someone’s eyes bore into you, they look at you very hard and this makes you feel nervous
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