Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - bore
Bore
bore
1. v. & n. --v. 1 tr. make a hole in, esp. with a revolving tool. 2 tr. hollow out (a tube etc.). 3 tr. a make (a hole) by boring or excavation. b make (one's way) through a crowd etc. 4 intr. (of an athlete, racehorse, etc.) push another competitor out of the way. 5 intr. drill a well (for oil etc.). --n. 1 the hollow of a firearm barrel or of a cylinder in an internal-combustion engine. 2 the diameter of this; the calibre. 3 = BOREHOLE. Etymology: OE borian f. Gmc 2. n. & v. --n. a tiresome or dull person or thing. --v.tr. weary by tedious talk or dullness. Phrases and idioms bore a person to tears weary (a person) in the extreme. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn. 3. n. a high tidal wave rushing up a narrow estuary. Also called EAGRE. Etymology: ME, perh. f. ON b{aacute}ra wave 4. past of BEAR(1).
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I. verb (~d; boring) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English borian; akin to Old High German borōn to ~, Latin forare to ~, ferire to strike Date: before 12th century transitive verb to pierce with a turning or twisting movement of a tool, to make (as a cylindrical hole) by boring or digging away material , intransitive verb 1. to make a hole by or as if by boring, to sink a mine shaft or well, to make one's way steadily especially against resistance , II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a usually cylindrical hole made by or as if by boring, a ~hole drilled especially to make an artesian well, 2. the long usually cylindrical hollow part of something (as a tube or gun barrel), the inner surface of a hollow cylindrical object, the size of a ~: as, the interior diameter of a gun barrel, the diameter of an engine cylinder, see: bear IV. noun Etymology: Middle English *~ wave, from Old Norse bāra Date: 1601 a tidal flood with a high abrupt front, V. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1766 one that causes ~dom: as, a tiresome person, something that is devoid of interest, VI. transitive verb (~d; boring) Date: 1768 to cause to feel ~dom ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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