bore

  • 41bore — I [[t]bɔr, boʊr[/t]] v. bored, bor•ing, n. 1) to pierce (a solid substance) with some rotary cutting instrument 2) to make (a hole) with such an instrument 3) civ to make (a tunnel, mine, passage, etc.) by hollowing out, cutting through, or… …

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  • 42Bore — Bear Bear (b[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Bore} (b[=o]r) (formerly {Bare} (b[^a]r)); p. p. {Born} (b[^o]rn), {Borne} (b[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bearing}.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G. geb[… …

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  • 43bore — I v pierce, perforate, puncture, ream, trepan, riddle; penetrate, open up, reach into, tap, broach; drill, auger, mine, tunnel, burrow, lower into; cut out, dig out, gouge out; drive, punch, force, work; stab, pink, sink, stick, prick. II v 1.… …

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  • 44bore — I. /bɔ / (say baw) verb (bored, boring) –verb (t) 1. to pierce (a solid substance) or make (a round hole, etc.) with an auger, drill, or other rotated instrument. 2. to force by persistent forward thrusting. 3. Horseracing to push aside… …

  • 45Borè — Principes de foi du judaïsme La foi juive s appuie sur quelques principes de foi qui furent formulés par les autorités rabbiniques médiévales. Ces principes furent établis comme soutènements fondamentaux inhérents à l acceptation et à la pratique …

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  • 46bore —    The interior of a barrel forward of the chamber. bore brush A brush usually having brass of plastic bristles which is used to clean deposits from the bore of a firearm …

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  • 47-bore — [[t] bɔː(r)[/t]] COMB in ADJ: ADJ n bore combines with numbers to form adjectives which indicate the size of the barrel of a gun. He had a 12 bore shotgun …

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  • 48bore — I verb bore a hole Syn: drill, pierce, perforate, puncture, punch, tunnel, burrow, mine, dig, gouge, sink II 1. verb the television news bored Philip Syn: weary, pall on …

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  • 49bore — [bɔː] verb [T] I 1) to make someone feel bored I hope I m not boring you.[/ex] 2) to make a deep hole in something hard II noun bore [bɔː] 1) [C] someone who talks too much about things that are not interesting 2) [singular] a boring or annoying… …

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  • 50bore —    the bore of a gun is the inside diameter of its barrel. As a result, bore is sometimes used as a unit, meaning the same as gauge1 for shotguns and the same as caliber1 for other guns …

    Dictionary of units of measurement