Antonyms for bore

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : bawr, bohr

Phonetic Transcription : bɔr, boʊr

Definition of bore

Origin : Old English borian "to bore through, perforate," from bor "auger," from Proto-Germanic *buron (cf. Old Norse bora, Swedish borra, Old High German boron, Middle Dutch boren, German bohren), from PIE root *bher- (2) "to cut with a sharp point, pierce, bore" (cf. Greek pharao "I plow," Latin forare "to bore, pierce," Old Church Slavonic barjo "to strike, fight," Albanian brime "hole").
The meaning "diameter of a tube" is first recorded 1570s; hence figurative slang full bore (1936) "at maximum speed," from notion of unchoked carburetor on an engine. Sense of "be tiresome or dull" first attested 1768, a vogue word c.1780-81 according to Grose; possibly a figurative extension of "to move forward slowly and persistently," as a boring tool does.

noun nuisance
verb drill hole
verb cause weariness, disinterest

Example sentences :

He bore still around him the rope that was to save the rest.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Then he took Emilia in his arms and bore her to the door, Hope preceding.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

But she bore trouble in her own bosom, and could find no peace in this chosen land.
Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

I bore it very well for a while, for at first it only amused me.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

He had but a short time to wait before the train left, and bore him away.
Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder

Timon gives with both hands, but when he appeals to his friends, is treated as a bore.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

Still, too, she was faithful to her cousin, or to the shadow which bore his name.
Extract from : « Sylph Etherege » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

On Model B a Holmes rotary 7-cylinder motor of 4x4-inch bore and stroke is used.
Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell

It was a good dime, and bore the stamp of the best and greatest nation on the earth.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

He saw now that, she bore some facial resemblance to Miss Squibb.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

Synonyms for bore

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