bore+through
1Through — Through, prep. [OE. thurgh, [thorn]urh, [thorn]uruh, [thorn]oruh, AS. [thorn]urh; akin to OS. thurh, thuru, OFries. thruch, D. door, OHG. durh, duruh, G. durch, Goth. [thorn]a[ i]rh; cf. Ir. tri, tre, W. trwy. [root]53. Cf. {Nostril}, {Thorough} …
2bore — bore1 [bo: US bo:r] v the past tense of ↑bear bore 2 bore2 v 1.) [T] to make someone feel bored, especially by talking too much about something they are not interested in ▪ He s the sort of person who bores you at parties. ▪ a film that will bore …
3bore — I n. a crashing, frightful, insufferable, utter bore II v. 1) (D; intr., tr.) ( to dig ) to bore through (to bore a hole through a board) 2) (D; tr.) ( to weary ) to bore to (he bored us to death/to tears) * * * [bɔː] frightful insufferable utter …
4bore — bore1 [ bɔr ] verb * 1. ) transitive to make someone feel impatient or dissatisfied, especially by talking to them about things that are not very interesting: I hope I m not boring you. bore someone with something: I won t bore you with all the… …
5bore — I UK [bɔː(r)] / US [bɔr] verb Word forms bore : present tense I/you/we/they bore he/she/it bores present participle boring past tense bored past participle bored * 1) [transitive] to make someone feel impatient or dissatisfied, especially by… …
6bore — 1 the past tense of bear 1 2 verb 1 (T) to make someone feel bored, especially by talking too much about something they are not interested in: I m sorry I spoke for so long I hope I didn t bore you. | bore sb with: My father s always boring us… …
7bore — {{11}}bore (n.) thing which causes ennui or annoyance, 1778; of persons by 1812; from BORE (Cf. bore) (v.1). {{12}}bore (v.1) O.E. borian to bore through, perforate, from bor auger, from P.Gmc. *buron (Cf. O.N. bora, Swed. borra, O.H.G. boron,… …
8Bore — Bore, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boring}.] [OE. borien, AS. borian; akin to Icel. bora, Dan. bore, D. boren, OHG. por?n, G. bohren, L. forare, Gr. ? to plow, Zend bar. [root]91.] 1. To perforate or penetrate, as a solid body,… …
9bore — bore1 [bôr] vt. bored, boring [ME boren < OE borian, to bore < bor, auger < IE base * bher , to cut with a sharp point > Gr * pharein, to split, L forare, to bore, ferire, to cut, kill] 1. to make a hole in or through with a drill or… …
10bore — bore1 boreable, borable, adj. /bawr, bohr/, v., bored, boring, n. v.t. 1. to pierce (a solid substance) with some rotary cutting instrument. 2. to make (a hole) by drilling with such an instrument. 3. to form, make, or construct (a tunnel, mine,… …
