Definitions
1.VerbTo inspire boredom in somebody."to bore someone to death; Reading books really bores me; films are much more exciting."
2.VerbTo make a hole through something.
3.VerbTo make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool."to bore for water or oil; An insect bores into a tree."
4.VerbTo form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus."to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole"
5.VerbTo make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through."to bore one’s way through a crowd"
6.VerbTo be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns."This timber does not bore well."
7.VerbTo glare (as if to drill a hole with the eyes)."Their eyes bore into my back."
8.VerbTo push or drive (a boxer into the ropes, a boat out of its course, etc.).
9.VerbTo push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.
10.VerbTo fool; to trick.
11.NounA hole drilled, bored, or milled through something."the bore of a cannon"
12.NounThe diameter of such a hole.
The diameter of a cylinder in a piston engine or compressor."The bore times the stroke times the number of cylinders equals displacement."
13.NounThe diameter of a cylinder in a piston engine or compressor."The bore times the stroke times the number of cylinders equals displacement."
14.NounThe tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.
15.NounA tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring.
16.NounA capped well drilled to tap artesian water.
The place where such a well exists.
17.NounThe place where such a well exists.
18.NounOne who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person."My neighbour is such a bore when he talks about his coin collection."
19.NounSomething dull or uninteresting."What a bore that movie was! There was no action, and the dialogue was totally uncreative."
20.NounCalibre; importance.
21.NounA sudden and rapid flow of tide occurring in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave.
22.Verbsimple past of bear
23.Verbpast participle of bear
24.Verbsimple past of bare