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21bore — I [[t]bɔr, boʊr[/t]] v. bored, bor•ing, n. 1) to pierce (a solid substance) with some rotary cutting instrument 2) to make (a hole) with such an instrument 3) civ to make (a tunnel, mine, passage, etc.) by hollowing out, cutting through, or… …
22bore — bore1 [bo: US bo:r] v the past tense of ↑bear bore 2 bore2 v 1.) [T] to make someone feel bored, especially by talking too much about something they are not interested in ▪ He s the sort of person who bores you at parties. ▪ a film that will bore …
23bore — I. /bɔ / (say baw) verb (bored, boring) –verb (t) 1. to pierce (a solid substance) or make (a round hole, etc.) with an auger, drill, or other rotated instrument. 2. to force by persistent forward thrusting. 3. Horseracing to push aside… …
24bore — I. verb (bored; boring) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English borian; akin to Old High German borōn to bore, Latin forare to bore, ferire to strike Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to pierce with a turning or twisting movement… …
25hole — n. 1) to bore; dig a hole 2) to fill in a hole 3) a deep; gaping, yawning hole 4) a rabbit; watering hole 5) (misc.) to pick holes in smt. ( to find flaws in smt. ); to poke a hole in smb. s argument; (golf) to shoot a hole in one * * * [həʊl]… …
26bore — Synonyms and related words: acupunctuation, acupuncture, aggravation, annoyance, auger, bad news, be tedious, bedevilment, billow, bite, bore stiff, bore to death, bore to distraction, bore to tears, boring, bother, botheration, bothersomeness,… …
27bore — I n. a crashing, frightful, insufferable, utter bore II v. 1) (D; intr., tr.) ( to dig ) to bore through (to bore a hole through a board) 2) (D; tr.) ( to weary ) to bore to (he bored us to death/to tears) * * * [bɔː] frightful insufferable utter …
28bore — [1] The cylinder hole itself. Also see piston bore. [2] The diameter or width of the cylinder. [3] As a verb, it means to cut a circular hole. [4] With the word full it means to go fast. Also see full bore center bore cylinder bore wheel center… …
29bore — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 person ADJECTIVE ▪ awful, crashing, dreadful (esp. BrE), real, terrible ▪ Her husband is a crashing bore. ▪ complete …
30bore — bore1 [ bɔr ] verb * 1. ) transitive to make someone feel impatient or dissatisfied, especially by talking to them about things that are not very interesting: I hope I m not boring you. bore someone with something: I won t bore you with all the… …
