Gore Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

1 gore

/ˈgoɚ/

noun

1 gore

/ˈgoɚ/

noun

Britannica Dictionary definition of GORE

[noncount]

1

:

thick blood from a wound

2

:

violent images or scenes that show a lot of blood

• The movie contains excessive violence, gore, and profanity.
• blood and gore

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2 gore

/ˈgoɚ/

verb

gores;

gored;

goring

2 gore

/ˈgoɚ/

verb

gores;

gored;

goring

Britannica Dictionary definition of GORE

[+ object]

of an animal

:

to wound (a person or another animal) with a horn or tusk

• The bull gored him.

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— usually (be) gored

• He was gored by a bull.

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