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bore [ bawr ]


verb  (past and past participle bored, present participle bor·ing, 3rd person present singular bores)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb make deep hole in something: to make a deep, neatly formed hole such as one made by a drill, a bullet, or a boring insect

2. intransitive verb penetrate: to penetrate into the inner or hidden parts of somebody or something
questioning that bores deep into their private affairs



noun  (plural bores)
Definition:
 
internal diameter: the internal diameter of a pipe, gun barrel, or other hollow cylindrical part

[ Old English borian< Indo-European]
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