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A high, often dangerous wave caused by the surge of a flood tide upstream in a narrowing estuary or by colliding tidal currents. Also called eagre.
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A hole or passage made by or as if by use of a drill.
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A hollow, usually cylindrical chamber or barrel, as of a firearm.
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One that is wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb
Past tense of bear1.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To pierce with a turning or twisting movement of a tool.
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To make (as a cylindrical hole) by boring or digging away material .
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To make a hole by or as if by boring.
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To sink a mine shaft or well.
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verb-transitive
To form (a tunnel, for example) by drilling, digging, or burrowing.
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To make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill.
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To make weary by being dull, repetitive, or tedious: The movie bored us.
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verb-intransitive
To make a hole in or through something with or as if with a drill: "three types of protein that enable the cells to bore in and out of blood vessels” ( Elisabeth Rosenthal).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To proceed or advance steadily or laboriously: a destroyer boring through heavy seas.
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