definition of
bore

[1] #1 bore v. [tire] cause to be bored. wn

[2] #2 bore v. [drill] make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall". wn

[3] #3 bore n. [dullard] a person who evokes boredom. wn

[4] #4 bore n. [tidal bore, eagre, aegir, eager] a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary). wn

[5] #5 bore n. [gauge, caliber, calibre] diameter of a tube or gun barrel. wn