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English noun: bore | |||
| 1. | bore (person) a person who evokes boredom | ||
| Synonyms | dullard | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable person, unpleasant person | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gasbag, nudnick, nudnik, platitudinarian, stuffed shirt, windbag | ||
| 2. | bore (event) a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) | ||
| Synonyms | aegir, eager, eagre, tidal bore | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tidal current, tidal flow | ||
| 3. | bore (attribute) diameter of a tube or gun barrel | ||
| Synonyms | caliber, calibre, gauge | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | diam, diameter | ||
| 4. | bore (artifact) a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes | ||
| Synonyms | bore-hole, drill hole | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excavation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | shot hole | ||
| Domain category | excavation, mining | ||
English verb: bore | |||
| 1. | bore (emotion) cause to be bored | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to bore Sue | ||
| Synonyms | tire | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Antonyms | interest | ||
| 2. | bore (contact) make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool | ||
| Samples | Don't drill here, there's a gas pipe. Drill a hole into the wall. Drill for oil. Carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall. | ||
| Synonyms | drill | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | counter-drill, spud, trepan | ||
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