"bore" meaning in English

See bore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɔː(r)/ Audio: en-us-bore.ogg [US] Forms: bore [singular], bores [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A bore is the hole that was drilled through something.
    Sense id: simple-bore-en-noun-0WTVZC54

Verb

IPA: /bɔː(r)/ Audio: en-us-bore.ogg [US] Forms: bore [canonical], bores [third-person, singular], bored [past], bored [past, participle], boring [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|bor|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you bore somebody, you make them feel that they want to do something else because it is not interesting.
    Sense id: simple-bore-en-verb-pS7TFbU5
  2. If you bore a hole, you make a round hole by turning something round and round.
    Sense id: simple-bore-en-verb-pEV9WIvs

Verb

IPA: /bɔː(r)/ Audio: en-us-bore.ogg [US]
  1. The past tense of bear.
    Sense id: simple-bore-en-verb-BLb5IOv4
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