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gore

The correct spelling is gore.

How to pronounce gore

noun

IPA: /ɡɔː/

Say it like: Gor-e

The correct spelling is gore. Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air. For example: "The bull gored the matador."

Usage Examples

The bull gored the matador.

to gore an apron

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.
  2. 2.Murder, bloodshed, violence.
  3. 3.Dirt; mud; filth.
  4. 4.A triangular piece of land where roads meet.
  5. 5.A small piece of land left unincorporated due to competing surveys or a surveying error.

verb

  1. 1.(of an animal) To pierce with the horn.
  2. 2.To pierce with anything pointed, such as a spear.
  3. 3.To cut in a triangular form.
  4. 4.To provide with a gore.

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