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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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I'll believe as soon this whole earth may be bored.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              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.
        [1913 Webster]

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


  bored \bored\ adj.
     tired of the world; bored with life.
  
     Syn: world-weary.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence.
        Opposite of interested.
  
     Syn: blase.
          [WordNet 1.5]

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  bored
       adj 1: tired of the world; "bored with life"; "strolled through the
              museum with a bored air" [syn: world-weary]
       2: uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence;
          "his blase indifference"; "a petulent blase air"; "the
          bored gaze of the successful film star" [syn: blase]

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


  bored
     Αγγλικά a.
     βαριεστημένος

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


  bored
     a.
     1 Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having
  nothing to do.
     2 Perforated by a hole or holes.
     vb.
     (infl of en bore  ed-form)

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


  bored
     a.
     1 Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having
  nothing to do.
     2 Perforated by a hole or holes.
     vb.
     (infl of en bore  ed-form)

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


  bored
     a.
     1 Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having
  nothing to do.
     2 Perforated by a hole or holes.
     vb.
     (infl of en bore  ed-form)

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


  bored
     a.
     1 Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having
  nothing to do.
     2 Perforated by a hole or holes.
     vb.
     (infl of en bore  ed-form)

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


  bored
     Englanti a.
     tylsistyä
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b ore d)

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


  bored
     Engelska a.
     1 uttråkad
     2 (avledning en bore ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb bore)

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


  Bored /bˈɔːd/
  ثقب

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


  bored //bo(ː)ɹd// //boəd// //bɔɹd// //bɔːd// 
  отегче́н, скуча́ещ
  suffering from boredom

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


  bored /bˈɔːd/ 
  vrtal

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


  bored /bˈɔːd/ 
  unuděný

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


  bored /bˈɔːd/
  otrávený

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


  bored /bˈɔːd/ 
  znuděný