bore

bore
bore1 [ bɔr ] verb *
1. ) transitive to make someone feel impatient or dissatisfied, especially by talking to them about things that are not very interesting:
I hope I'm not boring you.
bore someone with something: I won't bore you with all the details.
2. ) intransitive or transitive to make a deep hole in something hard:
bore into/through: insects that bore through furniture
,bore `into phrasal verb transitive
bore into someone/something if someone's eyes bore into you, they look at you very hard and this makes you feel nervous
bore
bore 2 [ bɔr ] noun *
1. ) count someone who talks too much about things that are not very interesting:
Her husband is such a bore.
a ) singular a boring or annoying activity or situation:
I find cleaning a real bore.
The constant traveling was becoming a bore.
2. ) uncount BRITISH the GAUGE of a gun
bore
bore 3
the past tense of bear1

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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