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bore1

Pronunciation: /bɔː/

Definition of bore

1 [with object] make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging:bore a hole in the wall to pass the cable through [no object]:the drill can bore through rock figurativehis eyes bored into hers
hollow out (a gun barrel or other tube):an 1100 cc road bike bored out to 1168 cc

2 [no object] (of an athlete or racehorse) push another competitor out of the way.

1the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube.
[often in combination] the diameter of a bore; the calibre: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

Definition of bore in the US English dictionary

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