boring
/ˈbɔːɹɪŋ/
Dictionary
verb
- To inspire boredom in somebody.
- To make a hole through something.
- To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.
"An insect bores into a tree."
- To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus.
"to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole"
- To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.
"to bore one's way through a crowd"
- To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns.
"This timber does not bore well."
- To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.
- (of a horse) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air.
- To fool; to trick.
noun
- A pit or hole which has been bored.
- Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
- Any organism that bores into a hard surface
adjective
- Causing boredom; unable to engage or hold the interest.
"What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep."
- Used, or designed to be used, to drill holes.
"boring equipment"
- Capable of penetrating; piercing.
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