- 1[transitive] to make someone feel bored, especially by talking too much bore somebody I'm not boring you, am I? bore somebody with something Has he been boring you with his stories about his trip?
- 2[intransitive, transitive] to make a long deep hole with a tool or by digging bore into/through something The drill is strong enough to bore through solid rock. bore something (in/through something) to bore a hole in something
- 3[intransitive] bore into somebody/something (of eyes) to stare in a way that makes someone feel uncomfortable His blue eyes seemed to bore into her.
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NAmE//bɔr//
see bearVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they bore ,
he / she / it bores ,
past simple bored ,
-ing form boring ,
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