The word “bore”
![Bore [bawr, bohr] verb, bored, bor·ing verb (used with an object) 1) to pierce](https://present5.com/presentation/-30531119_62733358/image-2.jpg "Bore [bawr, bohr] verb, bored, bor·ing verb (used with an object) 1) to pierce")
Bore [bawr, bohr] verb, bored, bor·ing verb (used with an object) 1) to pierce (a solid substance) with some rotary cutting instrument. 2) to make (a hole) by drilling with such an instrument. 3) to form, make, or construct (a tunnel, mine, well, passage, etc. ) by hollowing out, cutting through, or removing a core of material: to bore a tunnel through the Alps; to bore an oil well 3000 feet deep. 4) (Machinery ) 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 (usually followed by through or into ); to force or make (a passage).
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Bore [bawr, bohr] verb, bored, bor·ing verb (used without an object) 6)to make a hole in a solid substance w ith a rotary cutting instrument. 7)(Machinery) to enlarge a hole to a precise diameter. 8)(of a substance) to admit of being bored: Certain types of steel do not bore well.
Bore noun 9)a hole made or enlarged by boring. 10)the inside diameter of a hole, tube, or hollow cylindrical object or device, such as a bushing or bearing, engine cylinder, or barrel of a gun.
• Origin: before 900; Middle English; Old English borian; cognate with Old High German borōn, Old Norse bora, Latin forāre
![bore [bawr, bohr] verb, bored, bor·ing verb (used with an object) 1) to weary by](https://present5.com/presentation/-30531119_62733358/image-6.jpg "bore [bawr, bohr] verb, bored, bor·ing verb (used with an object) 1) to weary by")
bore [bawr, bohr] verb, bored, bor·ing verb (used with an object) 1) to weary by dullness, tedious repetition, unwelcome attentions, etc. : The long speech bored me. He bores me to death. noun 2) a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person. 3) a cause of ennui or petty annoyance: repetitious tasks are a bore to do. what a bore!
Synonyms fatigue, tire, annoy. Antonyms amuse; thrill, enrapture.
![Bore [bawr, bohr] noun an abrupt rise of tidal water moving rapidly inland from](https://present5.com/presentation/-30531119_62733358/image-8.jpg "Bore [bawr, bohr] noun an abrupt rise of tidal water moving rapidly inland from")
Bore [bawr, bohr] noun an abrupt rise of tidal water moving rapidly inland from the mouth of an estuary. Also called tidal bore. Origin: 1275– 1325; Middle English bare < Old Norse bāra wave
Borable, boring Adjective - Capable of being bored. Boredom noun - The state of being weary and restless through lack of interest
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