bore

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bore
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Meanings
verb
  • make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging.
    E.g. bore a hole in the wall to pass the cable through
  • (of an athlete or racehorse) push another competitor out of the way.
noun
  • the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube.
  • short for borehole.
noun
  • a person whose talk or behaviour is dull and uninteresting.
    E.g. he can be a crashing bore
verb
  • cause (someone) to feel weary and uninterested by dull talk or behaviour.
    E.g. she is too polite to bore us with anecdotes
noun
  • a steep-fronted wave caused by the meeting of two tides or by the constriction of a tide rushing up a narrow estuary.
verb
  • past of bear1.
bear
bɛː Listen
Meanings
verb
  • carry the weight of; support.
    E.g. the bees form large colonies and need the thick branches of tall trees to bear the weight of their nests
  • endure (an ordeal or difficulty).
    E.g. she bore the pain stoically
  • (of a person) carry (someone or something).
    E.g. he was bearing a tray of brimming glasses
  • give birth to (a child).
    E.g. she bore six daughters
  • turn and proceed in a specified direction.
    E.g. bear left and follow the old drove road

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