make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging

bore a hole in the wall to pass the cable through

the drill can bore through rock

his eyes bored into hers

(of an athlete or racehorse) push another competitor out of the way

the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube

a person whose talk or behaviour is dull and uninteresting

he can be a crashing bore

cause (someone) to feel weary and uninterested by dull talk or behaviour

she is too polite to bore us with anecdotes

timid women quickly bore her silly

a steep-fronted wave caused by the meeting of two tides or by the constriction of a tide rushing up a narrow estuary

a barrage could kill off the Severn bore, the wave that runs in from the Bristol Channel during certain tides

a tidal bore

carry the weight of; support

the bees form large colonies and need the thick branches of tall trees to bear the weight of their nests

endure (an ordeal or difficulty)

she bore the pain stoically

the loneliness is the hardest thing to bear

(of a person) carry (someone or something)

he was bearing a tray of brimming glasses

the warriors bore lances tipped with iron

give birth to (a child)

she bore six daughters

his wife had borne him a son

turn and proceed in a specified direction

bear left and follow the old drove road