Bore Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)
Britannica Dictionary definition of BORE
[+ object]
:
to make (someone) tired and annoyed by being uninteresting or too much the same
- He was bored by the lecture. = The lecture bored him.
- Good writers will avoid boring their readers at any cost.
- Eventually she got bored with the party and left.
◊ Someone or something that bores you stiff or bores you to death or bores you to tears is extremely boring.
- I was bored stiff during the movie.
- I was bored to death the whole time he was talking.
- He bores us all to tears by telling the same stories over and over again.
— bored
adjective
[more bored; most bored]
- a few bored teenagers
- I've never been so bored.
Britannica Dictionary definition of BORE
[count]
:
an uninteresting person or thing
:
a person or thing that makes people feel tired and annoyed
- They're a bunch of bores!
- The lecture was a total bore.
◊ Do not confuse bore with boor.
Britannica Dictionary definition of BORE
1
:
to make (a hole, tunnel, etc.) in something with a tool or by digging
[+ object]
- My drill isn't powerful enough to bore a hole through that post.
- She designs machines that are used to bore tunnels.
[no object]
- Along the trunk of the tree are holes where insects have bored into the tree.
- boring deep into the earth
— often used figuratively
- The teacher's eyes bored into me. [=the teacher stared at me]
2
[no object]
:
to move forward steadily
- We bored through the crowd and finally got to the gate.
Britannica Dictionary definition of BORE
[count]
1
:
a hole made by boring
— called also borehole
2
a
:
the space inside a gun barrel that is shaped like a tube
b
:
the width of the inside part of a gun barrel
- a .22 bore revolver
Britannica Dictionary definition of BORE
[count]
:
a giant wave that rushes into a river or bay
- a tidal bore
6 bore
Britannica Dictionary definition of BORE