Synonyms for bore
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : bawr, bohr |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɔr, boʊr |
Top 10 synonyms for bore Other synonyms for the word bore
- afflict
- be tedious
- bend one's ear
- bother
- bromide
- bummer
- burn out
- burrow
- cloy
- creep
- deadhead
- discomfort
- downer
- drag
- drip
- dull person
- flat tire
- gouge out
- headache
- mine
- nag
- nudge
- pain
- pall
- penetrate
- perforate
- pest
- pester
- pierce
- pill
- pit
- prick
- punch
- puncture
- put to sleep
- ream
- riddle
- send to sleep
- sink
- soporific
- stuffed shirt
- talk one's ear off
- tedious person
- tiresome person
- trouble
- tunnel
- turn one off
- vex
- wear
- wear out
- weary
- wet blanket
- yawn
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for bore
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