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   Bore
   In geography, a bore is a tidal wave produced in river estuaries by the rapid narrowing of the channel.
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   bore
   [n] - a person who evokes boredom 2. [n] - diameter of a tube or gun barrel 3. [n] - (mining terms) a hole or passage made by a drill 4. [v] - cause to be bored 5. [v] - drill a hole into
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   bore
   The measurement of a cylinders diameter (see also stroke
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   Bore
   The interior diameter of a cylinder.To enlarge and finish the surface of a cylindrical hole by the action of a rotating boring bar (cutting tool) or by the action of a stationary tool pressed (fed) against the surface as the part is rotated. See also: Cylinder, Stroke.
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   bore
   1)a wave of water having a nearly vertical front, such as a tidal wave, advancing upstream as the result of high tides in certain estuaries; a similar wave advancing downstream as the result of a cloud burst, or the sudden release of a large volume of water from a reservoir. The bore is analogous to the hydraulic jump in that it represents the limiting condition of the surface curve wherein it ten...
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   Bore
   The hollow part of a pipe.
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   bore
   Inner surface of a gun barrel. The diameter of the bore is the calibre.
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   Bore
   Bore transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Bored ; present participle & verbal noun Boring .] [ Middle English borien , Anglo-Saxon borian ; akin to Icelandic bora , Danish bore , Dutch boren , Old High German por...n , German bohren , Latin forare , Greek ... ...
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   Bore
   Bore intransitive verb 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 tur ...
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    Bore
    Bore (bōr) noun 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 ...
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    Bore
    Bore noun [ Icelandic bāra wave: confer German empor upwards, Old High German bor height, burren to lift, perhaps allied to Anglo-Saxon beran , E. 1st bear . √92.] (Physical Geology) (a) A tidal flood which regularly or occasionally rushes into certain rivers of peculiar configuration or location, in one or more waves which pres ...
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    Bore
    Bore imperfect of 1st & 2d Bear .
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    bore
    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 tim ...
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    bore
    bore-hole noun a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
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    bore
    noun diameter of a tube or gun barrel
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    bore
    dullard noun a person who evokes boredom
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    bore
    drill verb 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`
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    bore
    verb cause to be bored
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    Bore
    `Bore` may refer to: *Bore (wind instruments), the hole down the middle of a wind instrument *Bore (engines), the drilled diameter of a cylinder in a piston engine. *Tidal bore, a wave in a river caused by an incoming tide *Bore Steamship Company, a Finnish shipping company *Bore, Italy, a city in the province of Parma in Italy. *Bore (woreda), a district in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia; and *Bore, Ethiopia, a town in the woreda of Bore. *Bore,...
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    Bore
    • (imp.) of Bear • (v. i.) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air; -- said of a horse. • (v. t.) To befool; to trick. • (v. i.) 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 o...
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    bore
    (from the article `gasoline engine`) The combustion chamber is defined by the size, location, and position of the piston within the cylinder. Bore is the inner diameter of the cylinder. ...
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    bore
    (from the article `sound`) The bore shapes of musical instruments, which have developed over the centuries, have rather interesting effects. Cylindrical and conical bores can ... The mouthpiece, an important accessory to sound production in trumpet-type aerophones, is an adaptor used to widen the starting diameter of a bore ... [2 re...
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    bore
    in weaponry, the interior of the barrel of a gun or firearm. In guns that have rifled barrels, e.g., rifles, pistols, machine guns, and artillery or ... [1 related articles]
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    bore
    body of water that, during exceptionally high sea tides, rushes up some rivers. Traveling upstream about two or three times as fast as the normal ... [6 related articles]
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    bore
    The interior diameter of a cylinder.
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