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bored

The correct spelling is bored.

How to pronounce bored

verb

IPA: /bɔːd/

Say it like: Bor-ed

The correct spelling is bored. To inspire boredom in somebody. For example: "An insect bores into a tree."

Usage Examples

An insect bores into a tree.

to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole

to bore one's way through a crowd

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To inspire boredom in somebody.
  2. 2.To make a hole through something.
  3. 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. 4.To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus.
  5. 5.To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.

adjective

  1. 1.Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do
  2. 2.Uninterested, without attention
  3. 3.Perforated by a hole or holes (through bioerosion or other)

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