bore
//bɔːr//
Verb
boreInfinitive
borePresent tense
boredPast tense
boredPast participle
boringPresent participle
boresThird-person singular
1
To make a hole in something by drilling or digging.
They bored a hole through the wall to install the pipe.
Verb
boreInfinitive
borePresent tense
boredPast tense
boredPast participle
boringPresent participle
boresThird-person singular
1
To make someone feel weary and uninterested by being dull or tedious.
The long lecture bored the students.
Noun
boreSingular
boresPlural
1
A hole made by drilling or digging.
They drilled a bore to search for water underground.
2
The hollow part inside a gun barrel or tube.
The rifle has a bore of 7.62 millimeters.
Noun
boreSingular
boresPlural
1
A person who is dull and uninteresting.
He's such a bore. He only talks about himself.
2
Something that is tedious or causes weariness.
The lecture was such a bore that half the students fell asleep.
Verb
boreInfinitive
borePresent tense
boredPast tense
boredPast participle
boringPresent participle
boresThird-person singular
1
Past tense of bear.
She bore the pain with courage.