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bores
We have found lemma(root) word of bores : bore.
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[bɔː], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging
(e.g: bore a hole in the wall to pass the cable through)
- (of an athlete or racehorse) push another competitor out of the way
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Old English borian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German bohren
[bɔː], (Noun)
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- the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube
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Old English borian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German bohren
[bɔː], (Noun)
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- a person whose talk or behaviour is dull and uninteresting
(e.g: he can be a crashing bore)
Phrases:
- bore someone to tears
Origin
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mid 18th century (as a verb): of unknown origin
[bɔː], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cause (someone) to feel weary and uninterested by dull talk or behaviour
(e.g: she is too polite to bore us with anecdotes)
Phrases:
- bore someone to tears
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mid 18th century (as a verb): of unknown origin
[bɔː], (Noun)
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- a steep-fronted wave caused by the meeting of two tides or by the constriction of a tide rushing up a narrow estuary
(e.g: a barrage could kill off the Severn bore, the wave that runs in from the Bristol Channel during certain tides)
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early 17th century: perhaps from Old Norse bára ‘wave’; the term was used in the general sense ‘billow, wave’ in Middle English
[bɔː], (Verb)
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