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To inspire boredom in a person
“Helga's uninspiring speech would only serve to bore the few who had bothered to attend her gathering.”
To cause to be weary or restless
“The challenge was gone, and my work began to bore me.”
To make a hole
“If you can drive a nail and bore a hole, then you can have a bobsled in no time.”
To force one's way through
“This is as far as I can go, unless you'd like me to bore my way through the wall.”
To look or stare at someone or something, especially intently
To become less appealing or interesting through familiarity
To exhaust the patience or interest of
To grow tired of or bored with
To harass, annoy, or cause trouble to (someone)
Someone or something that inspires boredom
“Many people thought Thierry to be an insufferable bore for having no other interests besides collecting stamps.”
A hole that has been made
“This solution is used to clean the bore of a gun by removing deposits from the peaks and valleys of barrel rifling.”
The diameter or caliber of a bore
“The Diesel engine has a bore of 120 mm and a stroke of 155 mm.”
A very large and destructive wave caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean
A person who lacks intelligence
A source of water, usually from a hole in the ground
Someone who ruins the fun or enjoyment of others
One who chats or talks to excess
A pompous, dull, and foolish individual
A difficult or tedious undertaking
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