BORE

Meaning of BORE in English

A tedious, troublesome man or woman, one who bores the ears of his hearers with an uninteresting tale; a term much in fashion about the years 1780 and 1781.

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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BORE — (v. i.) To make a hole or perforation with, or as with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole …
Английский словарь Webster
BORE — ( v. i. ) To make a hole or perforation with, or as with, a boring instrument; to cut a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — bore 1 — boreable, borable , adj. /bawr, bohr/ , v. , bored, boring , n. v.t. 1. to pierce …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — I. ˈbȯr verb ( bored ; bor·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English borian; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BORE — noun caliber; importance. 2. bore ·- imp. of 1st & 2d bear. 3. bore ·impf of bear. 4. bore ·noun …
Webster English vocab
BORE — [bore] vb bored ; bor.ing [ME, fr. OE borian; akin to OHG boron to bore, L forare to bore, ferire …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BORE — in weaponry, the interior of the barrel of a gun or firearm. In guns that have rifled barrels, e.g., rifles, …
Britannica English vocabulary
BORE — / bɔː(r); NAmE / verb , noun —see also bear , bore , borne verb ■ verb 1. [ vn …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BORE — I. bore 1 /bɔː $ bɔːr/ BrE AmE the past tense of ↑ bear II. bore 2 BrE AmE verb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BORE — ( bores, boring, bored) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BORE — I. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bore...malice (= did not feel any malice towards her ) ▪ James bore her no …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BORE — I. noun 1 person ADJECTIVE ▪ awful , crashing , dreadful ( esp. BrE ), real , terrible ▪ Her …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BORE — bore.ogg _I 1. bɔ: n 1. высверленное или расточенное отверстие 2. горн. скважина, шпур 3. воен. 1> канал ствола 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BORE — 1) ствол ( скважины, шахты ) 2) отверстие ( расточенное или рассверлённое ) , канал 3) диаметр отверстия или канала; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BORE — 1) ствол (скважины, шахты) 2) отверстие (расточенное или рассверлённое), канал 3) диаметр отверстия или канала; внутренний диаметр 4) растачивать, сверлить 5) бур 6) гидр. бор • - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BORE — 1) высверленное отверстие || высверливать 2) расточка || растачивать, рассверливать 3) внутренний диаметр 4) бур || бурить 5) (буровая) скважина; ствол скважины • to bore tunnel …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BORE — _I 1. bɔ: n 1. высверленное или расточенное отверстие 2. горн. скважина, шпур 3. воен. 1> канал ствола 2> калибр …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
BORE — 1. бур || бурить (вращательным способом) 2. скважина; ствол скважины 3. диаметр (цилиндра двигателя или насоса) 4. выбуренное отверстие; расточенное …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
BORE — n infml esp BrE 1) It's such a bore having to go — Так не охота идти This car is such a bore …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BORE — n infml esp BrE 1) It's such a bore having to go — Так не охота идти This car is …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BORE — bore n infml esp BrE 1. It's such a bore having to go Так не охота идти This car is …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BORE — 1) It's such a bore having to go — Так не охота идти This car is such a bore — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
BORE — 1) отверстие 2) диаметр цилиндра • - burner bore - crank bore - cylinder bore - inlet bore - jet bore - outlet bore - piston-pin bore - valve seat …
Англо-Русский автомобильный словарь - Руссо
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BORE — (of gun) tube; (person) tedon, enoyanto; v. (drill) forar, perforar; (weary) enoyar
English interlingue dictionary
BORE — I. verb (~d; boring) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English borian; akin to Old High German borōn to ~, Latin …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BORE — (v. i.) To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.
Английский словарь Webster
BORE — (v. i.) To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns; as, this timber does not …
Английский словарь Webster
BORE — (v. t.) To befool; to trick.
Английский словарь Webster
BORE — (v. t.) To weary by tedious iteration or by dullness; to tire; to trouble; to vex; to annoy; to pester.
Английский словарь Webster
BORE — (v. t.) To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; as, to bore one's way through a crowd; …
Английский словарь Webster
BORE — (v. t.) To form or enlarge by means of a boring instrument or apparatus; as, to bore a steam cylinder …
Английский словарь Webster
BORE — (v. t.) To perforate or penetrate, as a solid body, by turning an auger, gimlet, drill, or other instrument; to …
Английский словарь Webster
BORE — (imp.) of Bear
Английский словарь Webster
BORE — imp. of 1st & 2d Bear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( v. t. ) To weary by tedious iteration or by dullness; to tire; to trouble; to vex; to annoy; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( v. t. ) To perforate or penetrate, as a solid body, by turning an auger, gimlet, drill, or other …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( v. t. ) To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; as, to bore one's way through …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( v. t. ) To form or enlarge by means of a boring instrument or apparatus; as, to bore a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( v. t. ) To befool; to trick.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( v. i. ) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air; -- said of a horse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( v. i. ) To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( v. i. ) To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns; as, this timber …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( n. ) The size of a hole; the interior diameter of a tube or gun barrel; the caliber.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( n. ) The internal cylindrical cavity of a gun, cannon, pistol, or other firearm, or of a pipe or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( n. ) Less properly, a very high and rapid tidal flow, when not so abrupt, such as occurs at …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( n. ) Caliber; importance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( n. ) A tool for making a hole by boring, as an auger.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( n. ) A tidal flood which regularly or occasionally rushes into certain rivers of peculiar configuration or location, in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( n. ) A person or thing that wearies by prolixity or dullness; a tiresome person or affair; any person …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( n. ) A hole made by boring; a perforation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — ( imp. ) of Bear
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORE — v. drill a hole; advance, progress; cause boredom, make weary
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BORE — n. hole; diameter, caliber; cylindrical hollow (gun barrel, etc.); surge of water
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BORE — n. Function: transitive verb Inflected Form: bored ; bor · ing Date: 1768 : to cause to feel boredom
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BORE — n. Function: noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1766 : one that causes boredom: as a : a tiresome person b …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BORE — n. Function: noun Etymology: Middle English *bore wave, from Old Norse b ā ra Date: 1601 : a tidal flood …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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