ALL meanings of bore
bore
B b - verb bore If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting. 3
- countable noun bore You describe someone as a bore when you think that they talk in a very uninteresting way. 3
- singular noun bore You can describe a situation as a bore when you find it annoying. 3
- verb bore If you bore a hole in something, you make a deep round hole in it using a special tool. 3
- verb bore If someone's eyes bore into you, they stare intensely at you. 3
- countable noun bore A bore is a very large wave that moves quickly up certain rivers from the sea at particular times of the year as a result of unusual tides. 3
- noun bore Bore is the past tense of bear1. 3
- verb bore to produce (a hole) in (a material) by use of a drill, auger, or other cutting tool 3
- verb bore to increase the diameter of (a hole), as by an internal turning operation on a lathe or similar machine 3
- verb bore to produce (a hole in the ground, tunnel, mine shaft, etc) by digging, drilling, cutting, etc 3
- verb bore (of a horse or athlete in a race) to push other competitors, esp in order to try to get them out of the way 3
- noun bore a hole or tunnel in the ground, esp one drilled in search of minerals, oil, etc 3
- noun bore a circular hole in a material produced by drilling, turning, or drawing 3
- noun bore the diameter of such a hole 3
- noun bore the hollow part of a tube or cylinder, esp of a gun barrel 3
- noun bore the diameter of such a hollow part; calibre 3
- noun bore an artesian well 3
- verb bore to tire or make weary by being dull, repetitious, or uninteresting 3
- noun bore a dull, repetitious, or uninteresting person, activity, or state 3
- noun bore a high steep-fronted wave moving up a narrow estuary, caused by the tide 3
- verb transitive bore to make a hole in or through with a drill or other rotating tool 3
- verb transitive bore to make (a hole, tunnel, well, etc.) by or as by drilling 3
- verb transitive bore to force (one's way), as through a crowd 3
- verb transitive bore to weary by being dull, uninteresting, or monotonous 3
- intransitive verb bore to bore a hole or passage 3
- intransitive verb bore to be drilled by a tool 3
- intransitive verb bore to move forward slowly but steadily, as if by boring 3
- intransitive verb bore to become weary and disinterested 3
- noun bore a hole made by or as by boring 3
- noun bore the hollow part inside a tube, pipe, or cylinder, as of a gun barrel 3
- noun bore the inside diameter of such a hollow part; gauge; caliber 3
- noun bore a tiresome, dull person or thing 3
- noun bore a high wall of moving water caused by a very rapid rise of the tide in shallow, narrow channels 3
- abbreviation BORE bear1 3
- noun bore The bore is the internal diameter of the cylinder of an engine or pump. 3
- noun bore The bore is the cylinder wall of an engine. 3
- verb bore If you bore a hole in something, you make a deep round hole in it using a special tool. 3
- verb bore If you bore a cylinder in an engine, you increase the size of the cylinder bore to accept the piston, and so increase displacement. 3
- noun bore A bore is a circular hole in a material produced by drilling, turning, or drawing. 3
- verb with object bore Stock Exchange. to force prices down in (a market, stock, etc.). 1
- noun bore an abrupt rise of tidal water moving rapidly inland from the mouth of an estuary. 1
- verb without object bore to tend in a course or direction; move; go: to bear west; to bear left at the fork in the road. 1
- verb without object bore to be located or situated: The lighthouse bears due north. 1
- verb without object bore to bring forth young or fruit: Next year the tree will bear. 1
- verb bore simple past tense of bear1 . 1
- idioms bore loaded for bear, Informal. fully prepared and eager to initiate or deal with a fight, confrontation, or trouble: Keep away from the boss—he's loaded for bear today. 1
- noun plural bore any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails. 1
- noun plural bore any of various animals resembling the bear, as the ant bear. 1
- noun plural bore a gruff, burly, clumsy, bad-mannered, or rude person. 1
- noun plural bore a person who believes that market prices, especially of stocks, will decline (opposed to bull). 1