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The correct spelling is goring.

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verb

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The correct spelling is goring. (of an animal) To pierce with the horn. For example: "The bull gored the matador."

Usage Examples

The bull gored the matador.

to gore an apron

Meanings

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.

noun

  1. 1.The act by which something is gored; a wound inflicted by a horn, usually the horn of a bull in the context of bullfighting
  2. 2.A piece of cloth cut diagonally to increase its apparent width.

adjective

  1. 1.Cut gradually sloping, so as to be broader at the clew than at the earing of a sail.

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