1 [VN] to make sb feel bored, especially by talking too much:
I'm not boring you, am I? * Has he been boring you with his stories about China?
2 ~ (into / through sth) to make a long deep hole with a tool or by digging:
[V] The drill is strong enough to bore through solid rock. * [VN] to bore a hole in sth
3 [V] ~ into sb/sth (of eyes) to stare in a way that makes sb feel uncomfortable:
His blue eyes seemed to bore into her.
Part of speech: noun
1 [C] a person who is very boring, usually because they talk too much
2 [sing.] a situation or thing that is boring or that annoys you:
It's such a bore having to stay late this evening.
3 (also gauge especially in AmE) (especially in compounds) the hollow inside of a tube, such as a pipe or a gun; the width of the hole:
a tube with a wide / narrow bore * a twelve-bore shotgun
4 a strong, high wave that rushes along a river from the sea at particular times of the year
5 (also borehole) a deep hole made in the ground, especially to find water or oil
IDIOMS see CRASHv.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is bore a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, bore is tagged as verb.
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