bore1
v.
- make (a hole) in something with a drill or other tool.
▸hollow out (a gun barrel or other tube).
- (of an athlete or racehorse) push another competitor out of the way.
n.
the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube.
▸the diameter of this:
a small-bore rifle.
Etymology
OE borian (v.), of Gmc origin.
bore2
n.
a dull and uninteresting person or activity.
v.
cause (someone) to feel weary and uninterested by being dull and tedious.
Etymology
C18: of unknown origin.
bore3
n.
a steep-fronted wave caused by the meeting of two tides or by a tide rushing up a narrow estuary.
Etymology
C17: perh. from ON bára ‘wave’.