bore

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɔː(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /boɹ/ (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /bo(ː)ɹ/ (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /boə/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Homophones: boar, Bohr; boor (pour–poor merger) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English boren, from Old English borian (“to pierce”), from Proto-West Germanic *borōn, from Proto-Germanic *burōną. Compare Danish bore, Norwegian Bokmål bore, Dutch boren, German bohren, Old Norse bora. Cognate with Latin forō (“to bore, to pierce”), Latin feriō (“strike, cut”) and Albanian birë (“hole”). Sense of wearying may come from a figurative use such as "to bore the ears"; compare German drillen. ==== Verb ==== bore (third-person singular simple present bores, present participle boring, simple past and past participle bored) (transitive) To inspire boredom in somebody. (transitive) To make a hole through something. (intransitive) To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool. (transitive) To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus. (transitive) To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through. (intransitive) To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns. (intransitive) To glare (as if to drill a hole with the eyes). (transitive, sports, slang) To push or drive (a boxer into the ropes, a boat out of its course, etc.). (intransitive) To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort. (obsolete) To fool; to trick. ===== Synonyms ===== (make a hole through something): see also Thesaurus:make a hole ===== Antonyms ===== interest ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== (to make a hole): borer (to inspire boredom): bored, boredom, boring ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== bore (plural bores) A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter. The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter. A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring. A capped well drilled to tap artesian water. The place where such a well exists. One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person. Something dull or uninteresting. Calibre; importance. ===== Synonyms ===== See also Thesaurus:bore ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Descendants ==== → Tamil: போர் (pōr) === Etymology 2 === From Middle English *bore, bare, a borrowing from Old Norse bára (“billow, wave”), from Proto-Germanic *bērō (“that which bears or carries”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear”). Cognate with Icelandic bára (“billow, wave”), Faroese bára (“billow, wave”). Doublet of bier. ==== Noun ==== bore (plural bores) A sudden and rapid flow of tide occurring in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave. ===== Synonyms ===== eagre tidal bore ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== bore simple past of bear (colloquial) past participle of bear (proscribed) simple past of bare === Anagrams === Bero, Boer, Ebor, Ebro, robe == Cornish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Welsh bore. Cognate with Breton beure, Old Irish báireach and Old Irish bárach, whence i mbáireach and i mbárach (“tomorrow”), modern Irish amáireach (Munster, Connaught) and Irish amárach (Donegal). === Noun === bore m morning Synonym: myttin === Mutation === == Czech == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈborɛ] Rhymes: -orɛ Hyphenation: bo‧re ==== Noun ==== bore vocative singular of bor (“pine wood”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈboːrɛ] Rhymes: -oːrɛ Hyphenation: bo‧re ==== Noun ==== bore vocative singular of bor (“boron”) === References === === Anagrams === ober, oreb, robe == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish boræ, from Old Norse bora. === Verb === bore (imperative bor, infinitive at bore, present tense borer, past tense borede, perfect tense boret) to drill, bore ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== boring gennembore boremaskine borearbejde === References === “bore” in Den Danske Ordbog “bore” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Verb === bore (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of boren === Anagrams === boer, Ebro, robe, ober == French == === Etymology === Coined by Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac and Louis Jacques Thénard in 1808, from the same root but independently of English boron. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔʁ/ === Noun === bore m (uncountable) boron ==== Descendants ==== → Belarusian: бор (bor) → Bulgarian: бор (bor) → Macedonian: бор (bor) → Persian: بور (bor) → Russian: бор (bor)→ Georgian: ბორი (bori)→ Kazakh: бор (bor) → Ukrainian: бор (bor) === Further reading === “bore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === orbe, robe, robé == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === A back-formation from boren; reinforced by Old Norse bora. ==== Alternative forms ==== boore ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbɔːr(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== bore (plural bores) A bore, hole, puncture or indentation. A gap, cavity or piercing. (rare, euphemistic) The anus; the asshole. ===== Descendants ===== English: bore Scots: bore, boir ===== References ===== “bōre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 July 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== bore alternative form of boryn === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== bore alternative form of bor == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse bora. === Verb === bore (imperative bor, present tense borer, simple past and past participle bora or boret, present participle borende) to bore or drill (make a hole through something) ==== Derived terms ==== borerigg === References === “bore” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Verb === bore past participle of bera == Welsh == === Alternative forms === borau === Etymology === From Middle Welsh bore, from Proto-Brythonic *bọreɣ, from Proto-Celtic *bāregos (“morning”). Cognate with Breton beure and Old Irish bárach (whence i mbárach (“tomorrow”), modern Irish amáireach and amárach). === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈbɔrɛ/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈbɔra/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈboːrɛ/, /ˈbɔrɛ/ === Noun === bore m (plural boreau) morning ==== Derived terms ==== bore da (“good morning”) bore gwyn (“early morning”) bore coffi (“coffee morning”) borefwyd, borebryd (“morning meal, breakfast”) ==== Related terms ==== yfory === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bore”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bore”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies