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The correct spelling is bore.
How to pronounce bore
/bɔː/
nounIPA: /bɔː/
Say it like: Bor-e
The correct spelling is bore. A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter. For example: "the bore of a cannon"
Usage Examples
“the bore of a cannon”
“An insect bores into a tree.”
“to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter.
- 2.The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.
- 3.A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring.
- 4.A capped well drilled to tap artesian water. The place where the well exists.
- 5.One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person.
verb
- 1.To inspire boredom in somebody.
- 2.To make a hole through something.
- 3.To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.
- 4.To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus.
- 5.To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.
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