A Quick and Simple Dictionary

bore

1. Verb.  (transitive) To make a hole through something.
2. Verb.  (transitive) To inspire boredom in somebody; to disinterest.
3. Noun.  A hole drilled or milled through something, as in ''the bore of a cannon''.
4. Noun.  A capped well drilled to tap artesian water. The place where the well exists.
5. Noun.  One who inspires boredom or lack of interest.
6. Noun.  A sudden and rapid flow of tide in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave; an eagre.
7. Verb.  (simple past of, bear) .