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to bore
01
to do something that causes a person become uninterested, tired, or impatient
Transitive: to bore sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
bore
3rd person singular
bores
Present participle
boring
Past simple
bored
Past participle
bored
Examples
The long lecture bored the students.
02
to create a hole, typically with a pointed tool
Transitive: to bore a hole somewhere
Examples
The construction worker bored holes in the concrete for anchor placement.
Bore
01
a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
bores
02
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
03
a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
04
a person who evokes boredom
Lexical Tree
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