Bore (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The carpenter will bore a hole into the wall for the pipes.
- Using a drill press is the most efficient way to bore a precise hole.
- They're gonna bore a well to get to the underground water table.
- She carefully began to bore a hole into the piece of wood using her hand tool.
- A dentist must learn how to bore holes into teeth without damaging the surrounding area.
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Meaning 2
Cause to be bored.
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- The long and uninteresting lecture began to bore me after a few minutes.
- Her job's repetitive tasks started to bore her, leading her to look for a new position.
- The slow-paced film will bore those who are used to more action-packed movies.
- If the teacher doesn't engage her students more, the lesson plan will begin to bore them.
- Listening to him drone on about the same topics day after day will eventually bore his coworkers.