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bore
to drill; a wearisome person; past tense of bear: She bore her pain without complaining.
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bore 1
(bôr)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)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.]
Usage Note: If an activity or experience starts to bore you, are you bored by it, bored of it, or bored with it? All three constructions are common in informal writing and speech, but they enjoy different degrees of acceptance. The most widely approved wordings are bored with and bored by. In our 2012 survey, the sentences I'm getting bored with this lecture series and I'm getting bored by this lecture series were accepted by 93 percent and 88 percent of our Usage Panel, respectively. By contrast, only 24 percent of the Panelists found I'm getting bored of this lecture series at least somewhat acceptable. Why is the bored of construction so widely condemned, when tired of, on which it is presumably modeled, is universally accepted? Probably because tired of was grandfathered into our language, as a relic of the once-common use of of in passive-voice constructions (in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, for instance, Benedict describes himself as being "loved of all ladies"—that is, loved by them). By the time bore came into English in the late 1800s, the use of of to indicate the agent in passive constructions was uncommon. People have kept using such pre-existent familiar phrasings as tired of and frightened of, but otherwise the passive-agent use of of is mostly defunct, so the phrasing bored of is likely to seem like an error to many readers.
bore 3
(bôr)n.
See tidal bore.
bore 4
(bôr)v.
Past tense of bear1.
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bore
(bɔː)vb
1. (Mechanical Engineering) to produce (a hole) in (a material) by use of a drill, auger, or other cutting tool
2. (Mechanical Engineering) to increase the diameter of (a hole), as by an internal turning operation on a lathe or similar machine
3. (tr) to produce (a hole in the ground, tunnel, mine shaft, etc) by digging, drilling, cutting, etc
4. (Individual Sports, other than specified) (intr) informal (of a horse or athlete in a race) to push other competitors, esp in order to try to get them out of the way
n
5. a hole or tunnel in the ground, esp one drilled in search of minerals, oil, etc
6. (Mechanical Engineering)
a. a circular hole in a material produced by drilling, turning, or drawing
b. the diameter of such a hole
7. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)
a. the hollow part of a tube or cylinder, esp of a gun barrel
b. the diameter of such a hollow part; calibre
8. Austral an artesian well
[Old English borian; related to Old Norse bora, Old High German borōn to bore, Latin forāre to pierce, Greek pharos ploughing, phárunx pharynx]
bore
(bɔː)vb
(tr) to tire or make weary by being dull, repetitious, or uninteresting
n
a dull, repetitious, or uninteresting person, activity, or state
[C18: of unknown origin]
bored adj
bore
(bɔː)n
(Physical Geography) a high steep-fronted wave moving up a narrow estuary, caused by the tide
[C17: from Old Norse bāra wave, billow]
bore
(bɔː)vb
the past tense of bear1
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
bore1
(bɔr, boʊr)v. bored, bor•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to pierce (a solid substance) with some rotary cutting instrument.
2. to make (a hole) with such an instrument.
3. to make (a tunnel, mine, passage, etc.) by hollowing out, cutting through, or removing a core of material.
4. to enlarge (a hole) to a precise diameter with a cutting tool within the hole, by rotating either the tool or the work.
5. to force (an opening), as through a crowd, by persistent forward thrusting (usu. fol. by through or into).
v.i. 6. to make a hole in a solid substance with a rotary cutting instrument.
n. 7. a hole made or enlarged by boring.
8. the inside diameter of a hole or hollow cylindrical object, such as an engine cylinder or a gun barrel.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English borian]
bore2
(bɔr, boʊr)v. bored, bor•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to weary by dullness, repetition, unwelcome attentions, etc.: The long speech bored me.
n. 2. a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
3. a cause of ennui or petty annoyance: The play was a bore.
[1760–70; of uncertain orig.]
bore3
(bɔr, boʊr)n.
an abrupt rise of tidal water moving inland from the mouth of an estuary.
[1275–1325; Middle English bare < Old Norse bāra wave]
bore4
(bɔr, boʊr)v. pt. of bear 1.
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bore
1. 'bore'
Bore is a verb, and it is also the past tense of the verb bear.
See bear
If something or someone bores you, you don't find them interesting.
Life in the countryside bores me.
They used to enjoy his company, but now he bored them.
2. 'bored'
You can say that you are bored with something or someone.
Tom was bored with the film.
If you have nothing to do, you can say that you are bored.
Many children get bored during the summer holidays.
3. 'boring'
Don't confuse bored with boring. If you say that someone or something is boring, you mean that they bore you.
It's a very boring job.
He's a kind man, but he's a bit boring.
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bore
Past participle: bored
Gerund: boring
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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 purposes mining, 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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bore
1verb
noun
1. hole, tunnel, shaft, borehole, drill hole Water is pumped out to reduce pressure around the well bore.
bore
2verb
noun
1. nuisance, pain (informal), drag (informal), headache (informal), yawn (informal), anorak (informal), pain in the neck (informal), dullard, pain in the arse (taboo informal), dull person, tiresome person, wearisome talker He's a bore and a fool.
Quotations
"Bore: a person who talks when you wish him to listen" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
"The way to be a bore is to say everything" [Voltaire Sept Discours en vers sur l'Homme]
"A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you" [Bert Leston Taylor The So-Called Human Race]
"A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience" [John Updike Confessions of a Wild Bore]
"Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week" [W.D. Howells]
"Bore: a person who talks when you wish him to listen" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
"The way to be a bore is to say everything" [Voltaire Sept Discours en vers sur l'Homme]
"A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you" [Bert Leston Taylor The So-Called Human Race]
"A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience" [John Updike Confessions of a Wild Bore]
"Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week" [W.D. Howells]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
bore
verbnounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
nuditnudit/vyděsit k smrtinudný člověkotravovatprovrtat
kedekede livet af sigboredødbiderkaliber
ikävystyttääporata
dosađivatidosaditi
halálra untat
borabora, grafaborvídddrepa úr leiîindum; gera dauîhræddanleiîindaskjóîa
穴をあける
구멍을 뚫다
apnicīga nodarbošanāsapniktgarlaicīgs cilvēksgarlaikotkalibrs
nudiťotravný človek
dolgočasitivrtati
tråka ut
ทำให้เบื่อ
baş belâsıcan sıkıcı kimsecan sıkmakcanını sıkmakçap
làm cho chán
bore
1 [bɔːʳ]A. N
2. (also bore hole) → perforación f
B. VT [+ hole, tunnel] → hacer, perforar
to bore a hole in → hacer or perforar un agujero en
to bore one's way through → abrirse camino por
wood bored by insects → madera f carcomida
to bore a hole in → hacer or perforar un agujero en
to bore one's way through → abrirse camino por
wood bored by insects → madera f carcomida
C. VI to bore for oil → hacer perforaciones en busca de petróleo
bore
2 [bɔːʳ]A. N
B. VT → aburrir
to be bored; get bored → aburrirse
he's bored to death or tears; he's bored stiff → está aburrido como una ostra, está muerto de aburrimiento
to be bored with → estar aburrido or harto de
to be bored; get bored → aburrirse
he's bored to death or tears; he's bored stiff → está aburrido como una ostra, está muerto de aburrimiento
to be bored with → estar aburrido or harto de
bore
4 [bɔːʳ] N (= tidal wave) → marea fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bore
1vt hole, well, tunnel → bohren; rock → durchbohren
vi → bohren (for nach)
bore
2n
(= person) → Langweiler m; what a bore he is! → das ist ein Langweiler!, der kann einen langweilen or anöden (inf); the club/office bore → der Langweiler vom Dienst
vt → langweilen; to bore somebody stiff or to death or to tears, to bore the pants off somebody (inf) → jdn zu Tode langweilen; to be/get bored → sich langweilen; I’m bored → mir ist es langweilig, ich langweile mich; he is bored with his job/her → seine Arbeit/sie langweilt ihn; he was bored with reading/life → er war des Lesens/Lebens überdrüssig (geh), → er hatte das Lesen/Leben über
bore
4n (= tidal wave) → Flutwelle f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bore
1 [bɔːʳ]1. n (person) → noioso/a, seccatore/trice, noia; (event) → noia, barba
the party/office bore → l'attaccabottoni m/f inv (di una festa/un ufficio)
the party/office bore → l'attaccabottoni m/f inv (di una festa/un ufficio)
2. vt (person) → annoiare
bore
2 [bɔːʳ]1. n (also bore hole) → foro di sonda; (diameter) → diametro interno; (of gun) → calibro
a 12-bore shotgun → un fucile calibro 12
a 12-bore shotgun → un fucile calibro 12
3. vi to bore for → perforare or trivellare alla ricerca di
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bore1
(boː) verb to make (a hole etc in something). They bored a tunnel under the sea.
noun the size of the hollow barrel of a gun.
ˈborehole noun a hole made by boring, especially to find oil etc.
bore2
(boː) verb to make (someone) feel tired and uninterested, by being dull etc. He bores everyone with stories about his travels.
noun a dull, boring person or thing.
ˈboredom noun the state of being bored.
ˈboring adjectivea boring job; This book is boring.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
bore
→ يـُمْلِل على nudit kede langweilen προκαλώ ανία aburrir ikävystyttää ennuyer dosađivati annoiare 穴をあける 구멍을 뚫다 vervelen bore zanudzić aborrecer, entediar докучать tråka ut ทำให้เบื่อ canını sıkmak làm cho chán 烦扰Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bore
vt aburrirbore
pret de bearEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.