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[1] to weary by dullness, tedious repetition, unwelcome attentions, etc.: The long speech bored me.
[2] a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
[3] a cause of ennui or petty annoyance: repetitious tasks that are a bore to do.
[4] to pierce (a solid substance) with some rotary cutting instrument.
[5] to make (a hole) by drilling with such an instrument.
[6] to form, make, or construct (a tunnel, mine, well, passage, etc.) by hollowing out, cutting through, or removing a core of material: to bore a tunnel through the Alps; to bore an oil well 3000 feet deep.
[7] Machinery . to enlarge (a hole) to a precise diameter with a cutting tool within the hole, by rotating either the tool or the work.
[8] to force (an opening), as through a crowd, by persistent forward thrusting (usually followed by through or into ); to force or make (a passage).
[9] to make a hole in a solid substance with a rotary cutting instrument.
[10] Machinery . to enlarge a hole to a precise diameter.
[11] (of a substance) to admit of being bored: Certain types of steel do not bore well.
[12] a hole made or enlarged by boring.
[13] the inside diameter of a hole, tube, or hollow cylindrical object or device, such as a bushing or bearing, engine cylinder, or barrel of a gun.
[14] an abrupt rise of tidal water moving rapidly inland from the mouth of an estuary.
[15] simple past tense of bear1.
[16] to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof.
[17] to hold or remain firm under (a load): The roof will not bear the strain of his weight.
[18] to bring forth (young); give birth to: to bear a child.
[19] to produce by natural growth: a tree that bears fruit.
[20] to hold up under; be capable of: His claim doesn't bear close examination.
[21] to press or push against: The crowd was borne back by the police.
[22] to hold or carry (oneself, one's body, one's head, etc.): to bear oneself erectly.
[23] to conduct (oneself): to bear oneself bravely.
[24] to suffer; endure; undergo: to bear the blame.
[25] to sustain without yielding or suffering injury; tolerate (usually used in negative constructions, unless qualified): I can't bear your nagging. I can hardly bear to see her suffering so.
[26] to be fit for or worthy of: It doesn't bear repeating.
[27] to carry; bring: to bear gifts.
[28] to carry in the mind or heart: to bear love; to bear malice.
[29] to transmit or spread (gossip, tales, etc.).
[30] to render; afford; give: to bear witness; to bear testimony.
[31] to lead; guide; take: They bore him home.
[32] to have and be entitled to: to bear title.
[33] to exhibit; show: to bear a resemblance.
[34] to accept or have, as an obligation: to bear responsibility; to bear the cost.
[35] to stand in (a relation or ratio); have or show correlatively: the relation that price bears to profit.
[36] to possess, as a quality or characteristic; have in or on: to bear traces; to bear an inscription.
[37] to have and use; exercise: to bear authority; to bear sway.
[38] to tend in a course or direction; move; go: to bear west; to bear left at the fork in the road.
[39] to be located or situated: The lighthouse bears due north.
[40] to bring forth young or fruit: Next year the tree will bear.
[41] bear down , to press or weigh down. to strive harder; intensify one's efforts: We can't hope to finish unless everyone bears down. Nautical . to approach from windward, as a ship: The cutter was bearing down the channel at twelve knots.
[42] bear down on /upon , to press or weigh down on. to strive toward. to approach something rapidly. Nautical . to approach (another vessel) from windward: The sloop bore down on us, narrowly missing our stern.
[43] bear off , Nautical . to keep (a boat) from touching or rubbing against a dock, another boat, etc. Nautical . to steer away. Backgammon . to remove the stones from the board after they are all home.
[44] bear on /upon , to affect, relate to, or have connection with; be relevant to: This information may bear on the case.
[45] bear out , to substantiate; confirm: The facts bear me out.
[46] bear up , to endure; face hardship bravely: It is inspiring to see them bearing up so well.
[47] bear with , to be patient or forbearing with: Please bear with me until I finish the story.
[48] any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
[49] any of various animals resembling the bear, as the ant bear.
[50] a gruff, burly, clumsy, bad-mannered, or rude person.
[51] a person who believes that market prices, especially of stocks, will decline (opposed to bull).
[52] Informal . a person who shows great ability, enthusiasm, stamina, etc.: a bear for physics.
[53] (initial capital letter ) Astronomy . either of two constellations, Ursa Major or Ursa Minor.
[54] Informal . a player at cards who rarely bluffs.
[55] (initial capital letter ) Russia.
[56] having to do with or marked by declining prices, as of stocks: bear market.
[57] Stock Exchange . to force prices down in (a market, stock, etc.).
[58] to produce (a hole) in (a material) by use of a drill, auger, or other cutting tool
[59] to increase the diameter of (a hole), as by an internal turning operation on a lathe or similar machine
[60] (tr) to produce (a hole in the ground, tunnel, mine shaft, etc) by digging, drilling, cutting, etc
[61] (intr) informal (of a horse or athlete in a race) to push other competitors, esp in order to try to get them out of the way
[62] a hole or tunnel in the ground, esp one drilled in search of minerals, oil, etc
[63] a circular hole in a material produced by drilling, turning, or drawing the diameter of such a hole
[64] the hollow part of a tube or cylinder, esp of a gun barrel the diameter of such a hollow part; calibre
[65] Australian an artesian well
[66] (tr) to tire or make weary by being dull, repetitious, or uninteresting
[67] a dull, repetitious, or uninteresting person, activity, or state
[68] a high steep-fronted wave moving up a narrow estuary, caused by the tide
[69] the past tense of bear 1
[70] the English name for Ursa Major, Ursa Minor
[71] an informal name for Russia
[72] to support or hold up; sustain
[73] to bring or convey to bear gifts
[74] to take, accept, or assume the responsibility of to bear an expense
[75] (past participle born in passive use except when foll by by) to give birth to to bear children
[76] (also intr) to produce by or as if by natural growth to bear fruit
[77] to tolerate or endure she couldn't bear him
[78] to admit of; sustain his story does not bear scrutiny
[79] to hold in the conscious mind or in one's feelings to bear a grudge ; I'll bear that idea in mind
[80] to show or be marked with he still bears the scars
[81] to transmit or spread to bear gossip
[82] to render or supply (esp in the phrase bear witness )
[83] to conduct or manage (oneself, the body, etc) she bore her head high
[84] to have, be, or stand in (relation or comparison) his account bears no relation to the facts
[85] (intr) to move, be located, or lie in a specified direction the way bears east
[86] to have by right; be entitled to (esp in the phrase bear title )
[87] bear a hand to give assistance
[88] bring to bear to bring into operation or effect he brought his knowledge to bear on the situation
[89] any plantigrade mammal of the family Ursidae : order Carnivora (carnivores). Bears are typically massive omnivorous animals with a large head, a long shaggy coat, and strong claws See also black bear, brown bear, polar bear Related adjective: ursine
[90] any of various bearlike animals, such as the koala and the ant bear
[91] a clumsy, churlish, or ill-mannered person
[92] a teddy bear
[93] stock exchange a speculator who sells in anticipation of falling prices to make a profit on repurchase (as modifier ) a bear market Compare bull 1 (def. 5)
[94] (tr) to lower or attempt to lower the price or prices of (a stock market or a security) by speculative selling

Words related to Bore

wimp, annoy, exhaust, tire, bother, irritate, irk, fatigue, jade, worry, pain, nag, yawn, drip, soporific, drag, bromide, pest, bummer, nudge

Words nearby Bore

borders region, bordet, bordet-gengou bacillus, bordetella, bordure, bore, bore to death, boreal, boreas, borecole, boredom

Origin of Bore

ear2before 1000; Middle English be(a)re, beor(e ), Old English bera; cognate with Frisian bār, Dutch beer, Old High German bero (German Bär ); < Germanic *beran- literally, the brown one; akin to Old Norse bjǫrn, bersi; compare Lithuanian bė́ras brown. Cf. bruin

Words that may be confused with Bore

boar, Boer, boor, bore, board, bored, board, bored, committee, council, panel, trust

Other words from Bore

bore·a·ble , bor·a·ble , adjective
bear·like , adjective

Word origin for Bore

earOld English bera ; related to Old Norse bjorn , Old High German bero

Synonyms for Bore

pain in the neck, wimp, bother, bromide, bummer, creep, deadhead, downer, drag, drip, headache, nag, nudge, pain, pest, pill, soporific, yawn, dull person, flat tire, stuffed shirt, tedious person, tiresome person, wet blanket