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• v  cause to be bored
• v  make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
• s  tired of the world
  bored with life
  strolled through the museum with a bored air
• s  uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence
  the bored gaze of the successful film star

• Verne's underground hike would, have taken far less time, says Cooper, if he had simply fallen into a frictionless tunnel bored through the earth's center.
• I was going to school like usual but I was bored and had no money.
• The audience is bored, so Formula One wants the drivers to actually drive their cars.

• bore
• tire
• drill
• world-weary
• blase

• interest

News & Articles

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• 'Smoking' Alcohol and the Sobering Risks of Ingestion Fads
  Drinkers who’re bored with alcohol in liquid form, or hoping to skip the calories, have found a way to “smoke” their favorite spirits. Vaporizing alcohol in either dry ice or through a specially made device has taken the Internet by storm, even if it is...
  June 12, 2013 - ABC News via Yahoo! News
• 'Bored' beating suspect's robbery trial open to public
  The trial for one of the North College Hill 'bored beating' teen suspects recently arrested again will be open to the public, a Hamilton County Juvenile Court magistrate ruled Tuesday.
  June 11, 2013 - The Cincinnati Enquirer
• Why Are Nats Fans So Bored All The Time?
  Between game delays (whether it be due to inclement weather or because the umpire got stuck in traffic ) and long breaks of play in between innings, it's easy to get bored at baseball games. But come on, people, this is just getting ridiculous. [ more › ]
  June 11, 2013 - DCist

Quotes

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• Larry Sabato in International Herald Tribune
  If she gives any indication that she's bored, she will literally get herself in trouble with what would otherwise be a slam dunk re-election,Sabato said.
• Simon Cowell in International Herald Tribune
  It's like, you know, having dinner with three people for seven years, and getting quite bored of each other,Cowell told reporters. "So it's having a fourth person, new opinion, I think it's gonna be interesting."
• Jim Sorgi in USA Today
  I should be the Maytag Repairman, the guy bored out of my mind waiting for something to do,Sorgi says. "That probably would be a pretty good fit. But I do a little more behind the scenes work than what people see. It's a great job, and...