bore
bawr
- 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
- 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, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"
The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers - 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
he bore himself with dignity - v have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- v support or hold in a certain manner
- v be pregnant with
- He wore a flak jacket under a camouflage shirt jacket that bore other words, one misspelled: "PLO," "Libya," "death to the Great Satin.
- You spend much of your time writing letters or diaries; you can't get your work done; all your friends decide you are a bore (mostly because you are).
- When the Islamic Revolution overtook her homeland in 1979, Neshat was exiled and couldn't return until 11 years later--and the country she went home to bore little resemblance to .