/ gɔː(r); NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb
[ vn ] ( of an animal ) to wound a person or another animal with a horn or tusk :
He was gored by a bull.
■ noun
[ U ] thick blood that has flowed from a wound, especially in a violent situation :
The movie is not just blood and gore (= scenes of violence) ; it has a thrilling story.
—see also gory
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WORD ORIGIN
noun Old English gor dung, dirt , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch goor , Swedish gorr muck, filth. The current sense dates from the mid 16th cent.
verb late Middle English (in the sense stab, pierce ): of unknown origin.