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Noun bore has 4 senses
- bore, dullard - a person who evokes boredom
--1 is a kind of unpleasant person, disagreeable person
--1 has particulars:
- tidal bore, bore, eagre, aegir, eager - a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
--2 is a kind of tidal flow, tidal current
- bore, gauge, caliber, calibre - diameter of a tube or gun barrel
--3 is a kind of diameter, diam
- bore, bore-hole, drill hole - a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
--4 is a kind of excavation, hole in the ground
--4 has particulars: shot hole
Verb bore has 2 senses
- bore, tire - cause to be bored
Antonyms: interest
Sample sentence:
The performance is likely to bore Sue
- bore, drill - make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"
--2 is one way to cut
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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