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- pronunciation:
- bor
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bores, boring, bored |
| definition 1: |
to make a hole in with an instrument such as a drill.
He bored the metal so it could be nailed to the wall.- synonyms:
- drill
- similar words:
- hole, perforate, pierce, prick, puncture, ream, trepan
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| definition 2: |
to make (a hole) through or in with a drill or similar tool.
She bored three holes for the nails to go through.- synonyms:
- drill, gimlet, punch
- similar words:
- broach, hole, pierce, prick, puncture, ream, tap, trepan
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| definition 3: |
to create (an opening such as a tunnel) by cutting through.
They bored a tunnel through the giant rock to let cars pass through it.- synonyms:
- trepan, tunnel
- similar words:
- burrow, dig, drill, mine, shaft
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| definition 4: |
to create or force (an opening or passage).
We had to bore a path through the dense crowd.- synonyms:
- bull, dig, drive, force
- similar words:
- burrow, push, ram, shove, tunnel
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| related words: |
cleave, penetrate |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make a hole through or in with a drill or similar tool.
- synonyms:
- drill, hole
- similar words:
- cut through, dig, drive, mine
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a hole or other opening made by boring.
- synonyms:
- broach, hole, shaft, tunnel
- similar words:
- burrow, gouge, mine, perforation, prick, puncture
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| definition 2: |
the interior diameter of a tube or cylinder, esp. the barrel of a firearm.
- synonyms:
- caliber
- similar words:
- barrel, cavity, chamber, cylinder, diameter, shaft
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| related words: |
broach, tap |
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