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bore

/ bore /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
Type of:
excavation hole in the ground
Kinds of:
shot hole
Derived:
drill
Domain:
mining excavation
noun Sense 2
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
Type of:
diameter diam
Derived:
calibrate drill
noun Sense 3
a person who evokes boredom
Type of:
unpleasant person disagreeable person
Kinds of:
fuddy-duddy stuffed shirt gasbag windbag nudnik
Derived:
pall dull tire
verb Sense 4
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"
Type of:
cut
Kinds of:
spud counter-drill trepan
Derived:
drill electric drill drilling boring oil production
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
cause to be bored
Opposites:
interest
Derived:
dullard
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 6
a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
Type of:
tidal flow tidal current
Semantic Complexity
83%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
3
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excavation hole in the ground shot hole diameter diam unpleasant person disagreeable person fuddy-duddy stuffed shirt gasbag windbag nudnik