Bore
/bɔː/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:7 pts4 letters
Definition of Bore
noun
- A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter.
"the bore of a cannon"
- The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.
- A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring.
- A capped well drilled to tap artesian water. The place where the well exists.
- One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person.
verb
- To inspire boredom in somebody.
- To make a hole through something.
- To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.
"An insect bores into a tree."
- To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus.
"to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole"
- To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.
"to bore one's way through a crowd"
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