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bore1

Syllabification: (bore)

Pronunciation: /bôr/

Definition of bore

1 [with object] make (a hole) in something, especially with a revolving tool:they bored holes in the sides [no object]:the drill can bore through rock figurativehis eyes bored into hers
[with object] hollow out (a tube or tunnel):try to bore the tunnel at the correct angle
hollow out (a gun barrel).

1the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube.
[often in combination] the diameter of this; the caliber:a small-bore rifle
[in combination] a gun of a specified bore:he shot a guard in the leg with a twelve-bore

Origin:

Old English borian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German bohren

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