To bore someone means to make them feel tired or unhappy because something is not interesting. We often use this word when a person finds things dull or boring.
The long story will bore you.
I am bored with this game.
To bore means to make a hole in a surface by using a tool or machine. People do this to create openings or to fix things.
They bore a hole in the wood.
The machine is boring the metal.
As a noun, a bore is someone or something that makes people feel tired or unhappy because it is boring or not interesting.
He is a bore at the party.
The film was a bore to watch.
In technical use, bore means the inside width of a tube or gun barrel. It is important to measure this size correctly for safety and function.
The bore of the rifle is small.
Check the bore size of the pipe.
To bore can mean when water, such as a tide or wave, moves strongly and pushes through a river or narrow place. This is a natural water movement.
The wave bores into the river mouth.
The tide bores up the river fast.
As a noun, a bore is a natural event when the tide pushes a strong wave up a river or narrow part of the sea. It can be dangerous for boats.
The river bore is very strong today.
Boats must avoid the bore in the river.
Bore can also mean to make a hole by removing material with a special tool that spins. This is common when shaping or fixing metal and wood.
The worker bores into the metal safely.
They bore through the rock easily.
