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From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) :   [ devils ]

  BORE, n.  A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
  
  

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bear \Bear\ (b[^a]r), v. t. [imp. Bore (b[=o]r) (formerly
     Bare (b[^a]r)); p. p. Born (b[^o]rn), Borne (b[=o]rn);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Bearing.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to
     bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G.
     geb["a]ren, Goth. ba['i]ran to bear or carry, Icel. bera, Sw.
     b["a]ra, Dan. b[ae]re, OHG. beran, peran, L. ferre to bear,
     carry, produce, Gr. fe`rein, OSlav. brati to take, carry,
     OIr. berim I bear, Skr. bh[.r] to bear. [root]92. Cf.
     Fertile.]
     1. To support or sustain; to hold up.
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     2. To support and remove or carry; to convey.
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              I 'll bear your logs the while.       --Shak.
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     3. To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons. [Obs.]
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              Bear them to my house.                --Shak.
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     4. To possess and use, as power; to exercise.
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              Every man should bear rule in his own house.
                                                    --Esther i.
                                                    22.
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     5. To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a
        mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.
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     6. To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or
        distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to
        entertain; to harbor --Dryden.
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              The ancient grudge I bear him.        --Shak.
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     8. To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.
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              Should such a man, too fond to rule alone,
              Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.
                                                    --Pope.
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              I cannot bear
              The murmur of this lake to hear.      --Shelley.
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              My punishment is greater than I can bear. --Gen. iv.
                                                    13.
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     9. To gain or win. [Obs.]
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              Some think to bear it by speaking a great word.
                                                    --Bacon.
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              She was . . . found not guilty, through bearing of
              friends and bribing of the judge.     --Latimer.
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     10. To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense,
         responsibility, etc.
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               He shall bear their iniquities.      --Is. liii.
                                                    11.
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               Somewhat that will bear your charges. --Dryden.
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     11. To render or give; to bring forward. ``Your testimony
         bear'' --Dryden.
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     12. To carry on, or maintain; to have. ``The credit of
         bearing a part in the conversation.'' --Locke.
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     13. To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain
         without violence, injury, or change.
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               In all criminal cases the most favorable
               interpretation should be put on words that they can
               possibly bear.                       --Swift.
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     14. To manage, wield, or direct. ``Thus must thou thy body
         bear.'' --Shak. Hence: To behave; to conduct.
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               Hath he borne himself penitently in prison? --Shak.
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     15. To afford; to be to; to supply with.
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               His faithful dog shall bear him company. --Pope.
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     16. To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples;
         to bear children; to bear interest.
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               Here dwelt the man divine whom Samos bore.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     Note: In the passive form of this verb, the best modern usage
           restricts the past participle born to the sense of
           brought forth, while borne is used in the other senses
           of the word. In the active form, borne alone is used as
           the past participle.
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     To bear down.
         (a) To force into a lower place; to carry down; to
             depress or sink. ``His nose, . . . large as were the
             others, bore them down into insignificance.''
             --Marryat.
         (b) To overthrow or crush by force; as, to bear down an
             enemy.
  
     To bear a hand.
         (a) To help; to give assistance.
         (b) (Naut.) To make haste; to be quick.
  
     To bear in hand, to keep (one) up in expectation, usually
        by promises never to be realized; to amuse by false
        pretenses; to delude. [Obs.] ``How you were borne in hand,
        how crossed.'' --Shak.
  
     To bear in mind, to remember.
  
     To bear off.
         (a) To restrain; to keep from approach.
         (b) (Naut.) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from
             rubbing against anything; as, to bear off a blow; to
             bear off a boat.
         (c) To gain; to carry off, as a prize.
         (d) (Backgammon) To remove from the backgammon board into
             the home when the position of the piece and the dice
             provide the proper opportunity; -- the goal of the
             game is to bear off all of one's men before the
             opponent.
  
     To bear one hard, to owe one a grudge. [Obs.] ``C[ae]sar
        doth bear me hard.'' --Shak.
  
     To bear out.
         (a) To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the
             last. ``Company only can bear a man out in an ill
             thing.'' --South.
         (b) To corroborate; to confirm.
  
     To bear up, to support; to keep from falling or sinking.
        ``Religious hope bears up the mind under sufferings.''
        --Addison.
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     Syn: To uphold; sustain; maintain; support; undergo; suffer;
          endure; tolerate; carry; convey; transport; waft.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bore \Bore\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bored; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Boring.] [OE. borien, AS. borian; akin to Icel. bora, Dan.
     bore, D. boren, OHG. por?n, G. bohren, L. forare, Gr. ? to
     plow, Zend bar. [root]91.]
     1. To perforate or penetrate, as a solid body, by turning an
        auger, gimlet, drill, or other instrument; to make a round
        hole in or through; to pierce; as, to bore a plank.
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              I'll believe as soon this whole earth may be bored.
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. To form or enlarge by means of a boring instrument or
        apparatus; as, to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel;
        to bore a hole.
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              Short but very powerful jaws, by means whereof the
              insect can bore, as with a centerbit, a cylindrical
              passage through the most solid wood.  --T. W.
                                                    Harris.
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     3. To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; as,
        to bore one's way through a crowd; to force a narrow and
        difficult passage through. ``What bustling crowds I
        bored.'' --Gay.
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     4. To weary by tedious iteration or by dullness; to tire; to
        trouble; to vex; to annoy; to pester.
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              He bores me with some trick.          --Shak.
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              Used to come and bore me at rare intervals.
                                                    --Carlyle.
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     5. To befool; to trick. [Obs.]
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              I am abused, betrayed; I am laughed at, scorned,
              Baffled and bored, it seems.          --Beau. & Fl.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bore \Bore\,
     imp. of 1st & 2d Bear.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bore \Bore\ (b[=o]r), n.
     1. A hole made by boring; a perforation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The internal cylindrical cavity of a gun, cannon, pistol,
        or other firearm, or of a pipe or tube.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The bores of wind instruments.        --Bacon.
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              Love's counselor should fill the bores of hearing.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The size of a hole; the interior diameter of a tube or gun
        barrel; the caliber.
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     4. A tool for making a hole by boring, as an auger.
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     5. Caliber; importance. [Obs.]
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              Yet are they much too light for the bore of the
              matter.                               --Shak.
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     6. A person or thing that wearies by prolixity or dullness; a
        tiresome person or affair; any person or thing which
        causes ennui.
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              It is as great a bore as to hear a poet read his own
              verses.                               --Hawthorne.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bore \Bore\, v. i.
     1. To make a hole or perforation with, or as with, a boring
        instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of
        a tool; as, to bore for water or oil (i. e., to sink a
        well by boring for water or oil); to bore with a gimlet;
        to bore into a tree (as insects).
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     2. To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as
        it turns; as, this timber does not bore well, or is hard
        to bore.
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     3. To push forward in a certain direction with laborious
        effort.
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              They take their flight . . . boring to the west.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     4. (Man.) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air; --
        said of a horse. --Crabb.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bore \Bore\, n. [Icel. b[=a]ra wave: cf. G. empor upwards, OHG.
     bor height, burren to lift, perh. allied to AS. beran, E. 1st
     bear. [root]92.] (Physical Geog.)
        (a) A tidal flood which regularly or occasionally rushes
            into certain rivers of peculiar configuration or
            location, in one or more waves which present a very
            abrupt front of considerable height, dangerous to
            shipping, as at the mouth of the Amazon, in South
            America, the Hoogly and Indus, in India, and the
            Tsien-tang, in China.
        (b) Less properly, a very high and rapid tidal flow, when
            not so abrupt, such as occurs at the Bay of Fundy and
            in the British Channel.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bear \Bear\ (b[^a]r), v. t. [imp. Bore (b[=o]r) (formerly
     Bare (b[^a]r)); p. p. Born (b[^o]rn), Borne (b[=o]r);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Bearing.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to
     bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G.
     geb["a]ren, Goth. ba['i]ran to bear or carry, Icel. bera, Sw.
     b["a]ra, Dan. b[ae]re, OHG. beran, peran, L. ferre to bear,
     carry, produce, Gr. fe`rein, OSlav brati to take, carry, OIr.
     berim I bear, Skr. bh[.r] to bear. [root]92. Cf. Fertile.]
     1. To support or sustain; to hold up.
  
     2. To support and remove or carry; to convey.
  
              I 'll bear your logs the while.       --Shak.
  
     3. To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons. [Obs.]
  
              Bear them to my house.                --Shak.
  
     4. To possess and use, as power; to exercise.
  
              Every man should bear rule in his own house.
                                                    --Esther i.
                                                    22.
  
     5. To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a
        mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.
  
     6. To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or
        distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.
  
     7. To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to
        entertain; to harbor --Dryden.
  
              The ancient grudge I bear him.        --Shak.
  
     8. To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.
  
              Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear,
              like the Turk, no brother near the throne. --Pope.
  
              I cannot bear The murmur of this lake to hear.
                                                    --Shelley.
  
              My punishment is greater than I can bear. --Gen. iv.
                                                    13.
  
     9. To gain or win. [Obs.]
  
              Some think to bear it by speaking a great word.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
              She was . . . found not guilty, through bearing of
              friends and bribing of the judge.     --Latimer.
  
     10. To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense,
         responsibility, etc.
  
               He shall bear their iniquities.      --Is. liii.
                                                    11.
  
               Somewhat that will bear your charges. --Dryden.
  
     11. To render or give; to bring forward. ``Your testimony
         bear'' --Dryden.
  
     12. To carry on, or maintain; to have. ``The credit of
         bearing a part in the conversation.'' --Locke.
  
     13. To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain
         without violence, injury, or change.
  
               In all criminal cases the most favorable
               interpretation should be put on words that they can
               possibly bear.                       --Swift.
  
     14. To manage, wield, or direct. ``Thus must thou thy body
         bear.'' --Shak. Hence: To behave; to conduct.
  
               Hath he borne himself penitently in prison ?
                                                    --Shak.
  
     15. To afford; to be to; to supply with.
  
               His faithful dog shall bear him company. --Pope.
  
     16. To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples;
         to bear children; to bear interest.
  
               Here dwelt the man divine whom Samos bore.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     Note: In the passive form of this verb, the best modern usage
           restricts the past participle born to the sense of
           brought forth, while borne is used in the other senses
           of the word. In the active form, borne alone is used as
           the past participle.
  
     To bear down.
         (a) To force into a lower place; to carry down; to
             depress or sink. ``His nose, . . . large as were the
             others, bore them down into insignificance.''
             --Marryat.
         (b) To overthrow or crush by force; as, to bear down an
             enemy.
  
     To bear a hand.
         (a) To help; to give assistance.
         (b) (Naut.) To make haste; to be quick.
  
     To bear in hand, to keep (one) up in expectation, usually
        by promises never to be realized; to amuse by false
        pretenses; to delude. [Obs.] ``How you were borne in hand,
        how crossed.'' --Shak.
  
     To bear in mind, to remember.
  
     To bear off.
         (a) To restrain; to keep from approach.
         (b) (Naut.) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from
             rubbing against anything; as, to bear off a blow; to
             bear off a boat.
         (c) To gain; to carry off, as a prize.
  
     To bear one hard, to owe one a grudge. [Obs.] ``C[ae]sar
        doth bear me hard.'' --Shak.
  
     To bear out.
         (a) To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the
             last. ``Company only can bear a man out in an ill
             thing.'' --South.
         (b) To corroborate; to confirm.
  
     To bear up, to support; to keep from falling or sinking.
        ``Religious hope bears up the mind under sufferings.''
        --Addison.
  
     Syn: To uphold; sustain; maintain; support; undergo; suffer;
          endure; tolerate; carry; convey; transport; waft.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bore \Bore\ (b[=o]r), n.
     1. A hole made by boring; a perforation.
  
     2. The internal cylindrical cavity of a gun, cannon, pistol,
        or other firearm, or of a pipe or tube.
  
              The bores of wind instruments.        --Bacon.
  
              Love's counselor should fill the bores of hearing.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     3. The size of a hole; the interior diameter of a tube or gun
        barrel; the caliber.
  
     4. A tool for making a hole by boring, as an auger.
  
     5. Caliber; importance. [Obs.]
  
              Yet are they much too light for the bore of the
              matter.                               --Shak.
  
     6. A person or thing that wearies by prolixity or dullness; a
        tiresome person or affair; any person or thing which
        causes ennui.
  
              It is as great a bore as to hear a poet read his own
              verses.                               --Hawthorne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bore \Bore\, v. i.
     1. To make a hole or perforation with, or as with, a boring
        instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of
        a tool; as, to bore for water or oil (i. e., to sink a
        well by boring for water or oil); to bore with a gimlet;
        to bore into a tree (as insects).
  
     2. To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as
        it turns; as, this timber does not bore well, or is hard
        to bore.
  
     3. To push forward in a certain direction with laborious
        effort.
  
              They take their flight . . . boring to the west.
                                                    --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bore \Bore\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bored; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Boring.] [OE. borien, AS. borian; akin to Icel. bora, Dan.
     bore, D. boren, OHG. por?n, G. bohren, L. forare, Gr. ? to
     plow, Zend bar. [root]91.]
     1. To perforate or penetrate, as a solid body, by turning an
        auger, gimlet, drill, or other instrument; to make a round
        hole in or through; to pierce; as, to bore a plank.
  
              I'll believe as soon this whole earth may be bored.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     2. To form or enlarge by means of a boring instrument or
        apparatus; as, to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel;
        to bore a hole.
  
              Short but very powerful jaws, by means whereof the
              insect can bore, as with a centerbit, a cylindrical
              passage through the most solid wood.  --T. W.
                                                    Harris.
  
     3. To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; as,
        to bore one's way through a crowd; to force a narrow and
        difficult passage through. ``What bustling crowds I
        bored.'' --Gay.
  
     4. To weary by tedious iteration or by dullness; to tire; to
        trouble; to vex; to annoy; to pester.
  
              He bores me with some trick.          --Shak.
  
              Used to come and bore me at rare intervals.
                                                    --Carlyle.
  
     5. To befool; to trick. [Obs.]
  
              I am abused, betrayed; I am laughed at, scorned,
              Baffled and bored, it seems.          --Beau. & Fl.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bore \Bore\, n. [Icel. b[=a]ra wave: cf. G. empor upwards, OHG.
     bor height, burren to lift, perh. allied to AS. beran, E. 1st
     bear. [root]92.] (Physical Geog.)
        (a) A tidal flood which regularly or occasionally rushes
            into certain rivers of peculiar configuration or
            location, in one or more waves which present a very
            abrupt front of considerable height, dangerous to
            shipping, as at the mouth of the Amazon, in South
            America, the Hoogly and Indus, in India, and the
            Tsien-tang, in China.
        (b) Less properly, a very high and rapid tidal flow, when
            not so abrupt, such as occurs at the Bay of Fundy and
            in the British Channel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bore \Bore\,
     imp. of 1st & 2d Bear.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  bear
       n 1: massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with
            long shaggy coats and strong claws
       2: an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor
          who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to
          buy later at a lower price [ant: bull]
       v 1: have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"
       2: give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
          [syn: give birth, deliver, birth, have]
       3: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear
          his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure
          a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate
          the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable
          marriage" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach,
           stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer,
           put up]
       4: move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a
          heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
       5: bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this
          year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
          [syn: turn out]
       6: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another
          person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the
          responsibility" [syn: take over, accept, assume]
       7: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The
          canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
          [syn: hold, carry, contain]
       8: bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this
          savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: yield, pay]
       9: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
          [syn: wear]
       10: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he
           bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves
           well during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit,
            deport, conduct, comport, carry]
       11: have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears
           the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for
           almost a decade" [syn: hold]
       12: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head
           high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: hold, carry]
       13: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are
           expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his
           child" [syn: have a bun in the oven, carry, gestate,
            expect]
       [also: borne, born, bore]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  bore
       n 1: a person who evokes boredom [syn: dullard]
       2: a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by
          colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) [syn: tidal
          bore, eagre, aegir, eager]
       3: diameter of a tube or gun barrel [syn: gauge, caliber, calibre]
       4: a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for
          exploratory purposes [syn: bore-hole, drill hole]
       v 1: cause to be bored [syn: tire] [ant: interest]
       2: make a hole 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" [syn: drill]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  bore
       See bear

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bore
     Γαλλικά n.
     βόριο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bore
     Czech n.
     (infl of cs bor  voc s t=pine wood)
     Czech n.
     (infl of cs bor  voc s t=boron)
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl boren  s pres sub)
     Middle English alt.
     1 A (l en bore), hole, puncture or indentation.
     2 A gap, cavity or piercing.
     3 (lb enm rare euphemistic) The anus; the asshole.
     Middle English n.
     1 A (l en bore), hole, puncture or indentation.
     2 A gap, cavity or piercing.
     3 (lb enm rare euphemistic) The anus; the asshole.
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm boryn)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm bor)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     to (l en bore) or (l en drill) (q: make a hole through something)
     Welsh n.
     morning

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  bore
     n.
     1 A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its
  diameter.
     2 The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet
  travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.
     3 A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring.
     4 A capped well drilled to tap artesian water.
     5 # The place where such a well exists.
     6 One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting
  person.
     7 Something dull or uninteresting.
     8 calibre; importance.
     vb.
     (senseid en to inspire boredom)(lb en transitive) To inspire boredom
  in somebody.
     n.
     A sudden and rapid flow of tide occurring in certain rivers and
  estuary which rolls up as a wave.
     vb.
     1 (en-simple past of: bear)
     2 (lb en colloquial) (past participle of en bear nocat=1)
     3 (lb en proscribed) (en-simple past of: bare)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  bore
     Czech n.
     (infl of cs bor  voc s t=pine wood)
     Czech n.
     (infl of cs bor  voc s t=boron)
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl boren  s pres sub)
     Middle English alt.
     1 A (l en bore), hole, puncture or indentation.
     2 A gap, cavity or piercing.
     3 (lb enm rare euphemistic) The anus; the asshole.
     Middle English n.
     1 A (l en bore), hole, puncture or indentation.
     2 A gap, cavity or piercing.
     3 (lb enm rare euphemistic) The anus; the asshole.
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm boryn)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm bor)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     to (l en bore) or (l en drill) (q: make a hole through something)
     Welsh n.
     morning

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  bore
     Czech n.
     (infl of cs bor  voc s t=pine wood)
     Czech n.
     (infl of cs bor  voc s t=boron)
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl boren  s pres sub)
     Middle English alt.
     1 A (l en bore), hole, puncture or indentation.
     2 A gap, cavity or piercing.
     3 (lb enm rare euphemistic) The anus; the asshole.
     Middle English n.
     1 A (l en bore), hole, puncture or indentation.
     2 A gap, cavity or piercing.
     3 (lb enm rare euphemistic) The anus; the asshole.
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm boryn)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm bor)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     to (l en bore) or (l en drill) (q: make a hole through something)
     Welsh n.
     morning

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bore
     Ranska n.
     boori

From Albanian Wiktionary [incomplete] (2016-11-13) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sq-ALL-2016-11-13 ]

  bore
     Shqip n.
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From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bore
     Engelska n.
     1 någonting tråkigt; en tråkig person, tråkmåns
     2 en borr
     Engelska vb.
     1 tråka ut
     2 borra
     3 (böjning en verb bear)
     Franska n.
     (tagg kat=grundämnen språk=fr) bor

From Eurfa Cymraeg, Welsh-English Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:cym-eng ]

  bore /bˈɔrɛ/ 
  morning

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:dan-eng ]

  bore /bˈoʌ/
  bore, drill

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Bore /bˈoːrə/ 
  eagre 
           Note: water engineering
   see: Boren
  
           Note: stromaufwärts gerichtete Flutwelle
           Note: Wasserbau

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  1. aanboor
  2. boor

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Bore /bˈɔː/
  اثقب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  bore //bo(ː)ɹ// //boə// //boɹ// //bɔː// 
  1. вътрешен диаметър, дупка, отвор
  A hole drilled or milled through something
  2. досаден човек
  One who inspires boredom

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  bore //bo(ː)ɹ// //boə// //boɹ// //bɔː// 
  1. досаждам
  to inspire boredom
  2. пробивам
  to make a hole

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  vyvrtávat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  vývrt

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  vyvrtat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  vrtat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  nudit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  vrt

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  otravovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  nuda

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  vnitřní průměr

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  ebillio 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  Bohrloch , Bohrung  [geol.]
           Note: im Boden
        "enlarge a borehole"  - ein Bohrloch erweitern
     Synonym: borehole
  
   see: boreholes, bores, through bore, hub bore, fitted bore, stem bore, stepped bore, cylinder bore
  
           Note: in the ground

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  ein Bohrloch ausweiten, aufbohren, ausbohren, nachbohren 
     Synonyms: enlarge, bore up, rebore, counterbore a drilled hole
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  Kaliber , lichte Weite , Durchmesser  [techn.]
     Synonym: diameter of bore
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  Langweiler , Spaßbremse , Fadian  [Ös.]
           Note: Person
     Synonyms: tedious person, tiresome person, drag, sobersides
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  Laufbohrung , Laufseele , Seele  [mil.]
           Note: einer Schusswaffe
        "axis of the bore"  - Laufseelenachse
     Synonym: barrel bore
  
   see: barrel bores, bores, rifled steel insert
  
           Note: of a gun

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bear /bˈeə/ (bore /bˈɔː/ <>, born /bˈɔːn/ <>, borne /bˈɔːn/ <>) 
  ausüben, innehaben 
   see: bearing, born, borne
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  nach/in etw. bohren 
        "He drilled / bored into a water pipe by mistake."  - Er bohrte versehentlich in ein Wasserrohr hinein.
     Synonym: drill for/into sth.
  
   see: boring, drilling, bored, drilled, bores, drills, bored, drilled, drive (sink) into the ground
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  sich bohren 
           Note: in; durch
   see: boring, bored
  
           Note: into; through

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bear sth. /bˈeəɹ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/ (bore /bˈɔː/ <>, borne /bˈɔːn/ <>)
  etw. ertragen, aushalten  [psych.]
     Synonyms: stand sth., thole sth.
  
   see: bearing, standing, tholing, borne, stood, tholed, How can she bear his sarcasm?, How can she stand his sarcasm?
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bear /bˈeə/ (bore /bˈɔː/ <>, born /bˈɔːn/ <>, borne /bˈɔːn/ <>) 
  gebären, zur Welt bringen, kreißen [veraltend] , hervorbringen  [übtr.]
        "I/she would bear"  - ich/sie gebäre
        "bear!"  - gebier!, gebär!
     Synonym: give birth
  
   see: birthing, born, borne, I bear, you bear, she bears, I/she bore
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  öde Sache , mühsame Sache 
     Synonyms: tedious thing, tiresome thing, drag
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bear /bˈeə/ (bore /bˈɔː/ <>, born /bˈɔːn/ <>, borne /bˈɔːn/ <>) 
  tragen  [Last; Verantwortung]
   see: bearing, born, borne, bears, bore
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  trug
   see: bear, bearing, born, borne, bears
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  Sonde 
     Synonym: hole
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  Tunnel 
           Note: im Stadium der Auffahrung
   see: tunnel, gallery, drive, rock tunnel, day hole, tunnels, galleries, drives, rock tunnels, day holes
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  
  βαρετός άνθρωπος, πλήττω, διατρυπώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  bore //bo(ː)ɹ// //boə// //boɹ// //bɔː// 
  1. tehdä tylsäksi, tylsistyttää
  to inspire boredom
  2. porata
  to make a hole

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  bore /bɔːr/
  1. forer, rencontrer, toucher
  2. percer
  3. vrille
  4. ennuyer, fatiguer, lasser

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  1. जी~उबाना
        "I hope you are not getting bored listening to me."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  1. छेद~करना~या~भेदना
        "They have to bore a tunnel through a mountain."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  1. बन्दूक~की~नली
        "His father always carries twelve-bore shotgun. "

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  1. उबानेवाला
        "Don't be such a bore! "

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  bore /bˈɔː/ 
  1. ज्वार~की~ऊँची~लहर
        "Many persons died due to sudden bore in the sea.  "

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  burgija, bušiti, bušotina, dosadan čovjek, dosađivati, gnjaviti, kalibar, plimni val, podnošen, provrt, provrtjeti, roditi, svrdlo, unutrašnji promjer, šupljina

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  1. fúrás
  2. folyamtorkolati szökôár
  3. mélyfúrólyuk
  4. unalmas ember
  5. bosszantó dolog
  6. terhes dolog
  7. fúrt lyuk
  8. szökôár
  9. kínos dolog
  10. tengeri szökôár
  11. tolakodóan unalmas ember
  12. takácsfészek
  13. kullancs
  14. furat
  15. unalmas dolog
  16. belsô átmérô
  17. fúrólyuk
  18. kaliber
  19. nehezen lerázható ember

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  1. succiello
  2. annoiare

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  bore //bo(ː)ɹ// //boə// //boɹ// //bɔː// 
  海嘯
  sudden and rapid flow of tide

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  bore //bo(ː)ɹ// //boə// //boɹ// //bɔː// 
  いらいらさせる
  to inspire boredom

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  bore /bɔːr/
  1. gręžti, tekinti
  2. (šnek.) įkyrėti
  3. išgręžta skylė
  4. (kar.) vamzdžio kanalas
  5. kalibras
  6. (perk.) nuobodus/įkyrus žmogus
  7. smarki potvynio srovė
  8. pt iš bear
     See also: bear
  

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  bore //bo(ː)ɹ// //boə// //boɹ// //bɔː// 
  bore
  to make a hole

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  bore /bɔ:/
  I.   1.  wiercić
   2.  [kogoś]  nudzić (with sth - czymś)
   3.  [oczyma]  wpijać się (into - w)
  II.   1.  [człowiek]  nudziarz
   2.  [zdarzenie]  nudziarstwo
   3.  [nieform]  bore sb to death/tears (bore V: PROP [:to :death | :to :tears])
   - nudzić kogoś na śmierć
   4.  [nieform]  bore sb stiff (bore V: PROP :stiff)
   - nudzić kogoś na śmierć

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  bore /bɔːr/
  1. abrir buraco, brocar, furar, perfurar
  2. broca
  3. causar aborrecimento
  4. aborrecer, enfadar, entediar

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  bore /bɔːr/
  1. буравить
  2. бор, бур, бурав

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  bore /bɔːr/
  1. barrena
  2. aburrir

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  bore //bo(ː)ɹ// //boə// //boɹ// //bɔː// 
  torrboll, tråkmåns
  One who inspires boredom

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  bore //bo(ː)ɹ// //boə// //boɹ// //bɔː// 
  1. tråka ut
  to inspire boredom
  2. borra
  to make a hole

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  1. (bak.) bear.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  1. can sıkmak, bizar etmek, baş ağrıtmak
  2. can sıkıcı kimse veya olay, baş belası.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  1. delik açmak, burgu veya matkap ile delmek oymak
  2. delik, oyuk
  3. kalibre, çap. bore bit taş delecek kalem.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  bore /bˈɔː/
  1. kabarma sonucu oluşan yüksek tepeli dalga.

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  bore /bɔʁ/ 
  бор

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  bore /bɔʁ/ 
  Bor

From français-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ell ]

  bore /bɔʁ/ 
  βόριο

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  bore /bɔʁ/ 
  boori

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  Bore /bˈɔʁ/ 
  Bore

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  bore /bɔʁ/ 
  boro

From français-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-jpn ]

  bore /bɔʁ/ 
  ホウ素, 硼素

From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:fra-lat ]

  bore /bɔʁ/ 
  borium

From français-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-lit ]

  bore /bɔʁ/ 
  boras

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  bore /bɔʁ/ 
  bor

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  bore /bɔʁ/ 
  boro

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  bore /bɔʁ/ 
  бор

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  bore /bɔʁ/ 
  boro

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  bore /bɔʁ/ 
  bor

From français-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 :   [ freedict:fra-tur ]

  bore /bˈɔʁ/ 
  bor

From Croatian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:hrv-eng ]

  bore /bˈorɛ/
  wrinkles

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  Bore
  Bore

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  bore
  bore

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbɔɹ/

From IPA:nb :   [ IPA:nb ]

  

/ˈbɔɾə/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  196 Moby Thesaurus words for "bore":
     acupunctuation, acupuncture, aggravation, annoyance, auger,
     bad news, be tedious, bedevilment, billow, bite, bore stiff,
     bore to death, bore to distraction, bore to tears, boring, bother,
     botheration, bothersomeness, breakers, broach, burrow, buttonhole,
     buttonholer, caliber, chop, choppiness, chopping sea, comb, comber,
     countersink, crashing bore, delve, devilment, diameter, difficulty,
     dig, dig out, dike, dirty water, discompose, discontent, disquiet,
     dogging, downer, drag, dredge, drill, drill hole, drip, drive,
     dryasdust, dusty, eagre, empierce, empiercement, ennui,
     exasperation, excavate, exhaust, fix, fixing, flat tire,
     frightful bore, furrow, gape, gaup, gawk, glare, gloat, goggle,
     gore, goring, gouge, gouge out, gravity wave, groove, ground swell,
     grub, harassment, harrying, headache, heave, heavy sea,
     heavy swell, hole, hollow out, honeycomb, hounding, humdrum,
     impale, impalement, jade, lance, lancing, leave unsatisfied, lift,
     lop, lower, mine, molestation, needle, nuisance, pall, peak, peer,
     penetrate, penetration, perforate, perforation, persecution, pest,
     pierce, piercing, pill, pink, popple, prick, pricking, problem,
     proser, punch, punching, puncture, puncturing, quarry, radius,
     ream, ream out, riddle, riffle, ripple, rise, roll, roller,
     rough water, run through, sap, scend, scoop, scoop out, scrabble,
     scrape, scratch, sea, semidiameter, send, send to sleep, shovel,
     sink, skewer, skewering, spade, spear, spike, spit, stab, stare,
     stick, surf, surge, swell, tap, terebration, tidal bore,
     tidal wave, tide wave, tire, transfix, transfixation, transfixion,
     transforation, transpierce, trench, trepan, trepanning, trephine,
     trephining, trial, trouble, trough, tsunami, tunnel, twaddler,
     undulation, vexation, vexatiousness, water wave, wave, wavelet,
     wear out, weary, wet blanket, white horses, whitecaps, worriment,
     worry
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 令人讨厌的人;
  v. 烦扰,出生,钻孔;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 令人讨厌的人,激浪,枪膛,孔
     vt. 使烦扰,钻孔
     vi. 钻孔

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