bore
/ˈbɔr/
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Definition(s):
- (n) massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
- (n) an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
- (v) have
- (v) cause to be born
- (v) put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- (v) move while holding up or supporting
- (v) bring forth,
- (v) take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
- (v) contain or hold; have within
- (v) bring in
- (v) have on one's person
- (v) behave in a certain manner
- (v) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- (v) support or hold in a certain manner
- (v) be pregnant with
- (n) a person who evokes boredom
- (n) a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
- (n) diameter of a tube or gun barrel
- (n) a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
- (v) cause to be bored
- (v) make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
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Usage(s):
- She lived a fabled life and a cautionary tale, a princess of irreducible splendor yet one who bore testimony to the commonality of loneliness and heartbreak.
- AIDS in Africa has never commanded the full-bore response the West has brought to other, sometimes lesser, travails.
Quotes
- "We've got Tony signed through '08 and '09, and we want to go full bore and win a bunch of races and championships together," Gibbs said. "Our hope is that if you do that, then long term this will be the spot he chooses to retire. But the...on Apr 24, 2008 By: Joe Gibbs Source: USA Today
- "If you're just extending the day to bore the hell out of the child, why don't we all just all go home and save the overtime. You've got to rethink these models," said Miller, D-Calif.on Feb 24, 2007 By: George Miller Source: Forbes
- "I'm not into the small bore stuff. I don't care whether or not she built a 'Bridge to Nowhere'. I don't care if she sold a plane," Biden said at a private fundraiser in Chicago. "What I care about is, What in God's name is she going to do -...on Sep 10, 2008 By: Joe Biden Source: ABC News