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bore¹ verb (bored, boring) 1 (often bore a hole in something) to make a hole in it by drilling. 2 to produce (a borehole, tunnel or mine, etc) by drilling. 3 intrans said of a racehorse or an athlete: to push against other competitors so as to gain advantage in a race. noun 1 the hollow barrel of a gun, or the cavity inside any such tube. 2 a in compounds the diameter of the hollow barrel of a gun, especially to show which size bullets the gun requires • 12-bore shotgun; b the diameter of the cavity inside any such tube or pipe. Also called calibre, gauge. 3 a borehole. 4 Austral an artesian well.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon borian.

bore² verb (bored, boring) to make someone feel tired and uninterested, by being dull, tedious, uninteresting, unimaginative, etc. noun 1 a dull, uninteresting or tedious person or thing. 2 colloq something that causes a certain amount of irritation or annoyance; a nuisance. bored adj tired and uninterested from being unoccupied or under-occupied. boredom noun the state of being bored. boring adj tedious and uninteresting. boringly adverb.
ETYMOLOGY: 18c.

boring¹ noun 1 the act of making a hole in anything. 2 a hole made by boring (also called bore and borehole). 3 (borings) the chips produced by boring.
ETYMOLOGY: 19c: from bore².