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   bore

   /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"
   • ▪ hollow out (a gun barrel or other tube): "an 1100 cc road bike bored out to 1168 cc"
   • 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.
   • ▪ the diameter of a bore; the calibre: "a small-bore rifle" Similar calibrediametergauge
   • ▪ a gun of a specified bore: "he shot a guard in the leg with a twelve-bore"
   • 2. short for borehole

   Word Origin Old Englishborian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German bohren.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBORE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of bore – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BORE definition: 1. to make someone feel bored: 2. to make a hole in something hard with a tool 3. someone who…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBORE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   BORE meaning: 1. to make someone feel bored: 2. to make a hole in something hard with a tool 3. someone who…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBORED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   feeling unhappy because something is not interesting or because you have nothing to do, or showing that you feel like this: It was a cold, wet day and the children were bored. bored with I am beginning to get bored with eating salad. bored of She was getting bored of listening to the same thing every day.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBORING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   boring That was such a boring film I nearly fell asleep during it. excruciating She went over the plot of the book in excruciating detail. deadly His latest film was just deadly.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › essential-british-englishBORE | English meaning - Cambridge Essential British

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   BORE definition: 1. past tense of bear 2. to make someone feel bored 3. a person or a situation that is boring: . Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-simplifiedBORE in Simplified Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BORE translate: 未能引起兴趣, 使厌烦;使讨厌, 钻孔, 钻;挖;凿（洞）, 承受, （bear 的过去式）, 讨厌, 令人讨厌的人, 使人厌烦的事（或情况）, 洞, 内径，口径, 涌潮…. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese simplified Dictionary.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBORE definition | Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

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   BORE meaning: 1. past tense of bear 2. to make someone feel bored 3. a person or a situation that is boring: . Learn more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioBORE | significado en inglés - Cambridge Dictionary

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    BORE Significado, definición, qué es BORE: 1. to talk or act in a way that makes someone lose interest: 2. to make someone feel very bored…. Aprender más.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › grammar › british-grammarBorn or borne ? - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary

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    Bear, bore, borne. Bear means to tolerate something, usually something that you dislike. It is most commonly used in the expression can’t bear. The past form is bore and the - ed form is borne: I can’t bear so much football on television. She has borne all her problems with great courage.