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- Dictionarybore/bɔː/
verb
- 1. make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging: "bore a hole in the wall to pass the cable through"
- 2. (of an athlete or racehorse) push another competitor out of the way.
noun
- 1. the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube.
- 2. short for borehole
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BORE definition: 1. to talk or act in a way that makes someone lose interest: 2. to make someone feel very bored…. Learn more.
to pierce with a turning or twisting movement of a tool; to make by boring or digging away material; to make a hole by or as if by boring… See the full definition Menu Toggle
noun. a hole made or enlarged by boring. the inside diameter of a hole, tube, or hollow cylindrical or conical object or device, such as a bushing or bearing, engine cylinder, musical wind instrument, or barrel of a gun.
You can bore a hole into something by drilling through it with a tool, and you can also bore people by being excessively dull, repetitive, or tedious to be around. And don't forget the bore of a needle or gun barrel, which is the same as its diameter.
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.
1. to produce (a hole) in (a material) by use of a drill, auger, or other cutting tool. 2. to increase the diameter of (a hole), as by an internal turning operation on a lathe or similar machine. 3. (transitive) to produce (a hole in the ground, tunnel, mine shaft, etc) by digging, drilling, cutting, etc.
BORE definition: 1. to make someone feel bored: 2. to make a hole in something hard with a tool 3. someone who…. Learn more.
Definition of bore verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
You’ll find it’s a terrible bore. 2 [ countable] someone who is boring, especially because they talk too much about themselves or about things that do not interest you He turned out to be a crashing bore (=used to emphasize that someone is very boring). 3 [ singular] the measurement of the width of the inside of a long hollow object such as a pi...
To bore a hole or passage. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To form (a tunnel, for example) by drilling, digging, or burrowing. American Heritage. To be drilled by a tool. Soft materials bore easily. Webster's New World. To weary by being dull, uninteresting, or monotonous. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
