"full-bore" meaning in English

See full-bore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: full bore [alternative]
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  1. (firearms) Having a relatively large caliber. Tags: not-comparable
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  2. (figurative) Thoroughgoing; complete; total. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable Synonyms: full-blown, full-on, full-fledged
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Adverb

Forms: full bore [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English full Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Germanic *burōną Proto-West Germanic *borōn Old English borian Middle English boren English bore English full-bore From full + bore (“the barrel of a gun”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|full|bore&lt;t:the barrel of a gun&gt;|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English full Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Germanic *burōną Proto-West Germanic *borōn Old English borian Middle English boren English bore English full-bore [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "pierce", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰerH-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*burō", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "denominative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suf", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "intransitive verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂yéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "factitive verb", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂ti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ōną", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "afeq", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*burōną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*boru", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gmw-pro" }, { "id" : "denominative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "gem-pro", "2" : ":inh", "3" : "ine-pro:*-eh₂yéti<id:suf>", "4" : "ine-pro:*-h₂ti<id:factitive verb>", "id" : "verbal", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ōną", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ōn", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "afeq", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*borōn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "borian", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "boren", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bore", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "full-bore", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="full-bore"> From full + bore (“the barrel of a gun”). Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} full-bore (not comparable)
  1. (figurative) At top speed; with full power. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable Synonyms: full-on, full throttle, full speed ahead, full tilt, full tilt boogie, balls to the wall, balls-out, pedal to the metal
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Alternative forms

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