Definition of Bore. Meaning of Bore. Synonyms of Bore

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Definition of Bore

Bore
Bore Bore, v. i. 1. To make a hole or perforation with, or as with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool; as, to bore for water or oil (i. e., to sink a well by boring for water or oil); to bore with a gimlet; to bore into a tree (as insects). 2. To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns; as, this timber does not bore well, or is hard to bore. 3. To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort. They take their flight . . . boring to the west. --Dryden.
Bore
Bore Bore, n. [Icel. b[=a]ra wave: cf. G. empor upwards, OHG. bor height, burren to lift, perh. allied to AS. beran, E. 1st bear. [root]92.] (Physical Geog.) (a) A tidal flood which regularly or occasionally rushes into certain rivers of peculiar configuration or location, in one or more waves which present a very abrupt front of considerable height, dangerous to shipping, as at the mouth of the Amazon, in South America, the Hoogly and Indus, in India, and the Tsien-tang, in China. (b) Less properly, a very high and rapid tidal flow, when not so abrupt, such as occurs at the Bay of Fundy and in the British Channel.
Bore
Bore Bore, imp. of 1st & 2d Bear.

Meaning of Bore from wikipedia

- Look up bore in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bore or Bores often refer to: Boredom Drill Boring (manufacturing), a machining process that enlarges...
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- The 8 bore (Commonwealth English), also known as the 8 gauge (American English), is an obsolete caliber used commonly in the 19th-century black-powder...
- Look up boreal or Boreal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Boreal may refer to: Boreal (age), the first climatic phase of the Blytt-Sernander sequence...
- The .410 bore (10.4 mm) is one of the smallest caliber of shotgun s**** commonly available (along with the 9mm Flobert rimfire cartridge, and the less...
- Boral Limited is an Australian construction materials company manufacturing. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, it is majority owned by Seven...
- Four bore or 4 bore is a black powder caliber of the 19th century, used for the hunting of large and potentially dangerous game animals. The specifications...
- Two bore or 2 bore is an obsolete firearm caliber. Two bore firearms generally fire spherical balls or slugs made of hardened lead, or in the case of...
- commonly referred to as bore in British English) of a firearm is a unit of measurement used to express the inner diameter (bore diameter) of the barrel...
- a piston engine, the bore (or cylinder bore) is the diameter of each cylinder. Engine displacement is calculated based on bore, stroke length and the...