bore

US /bɔr, bor/

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UK /bɔ:(r)/

v.t.Transitive VerbTo accept (responsibilities or duties)

He bore the responsibilities of his tough job

v.t.Transitive VerbTo give birth to a child; to produce fruit

This tree bore about 100 apples in this year's harvest

v.t.Transitive VerbTo accept or suffer the weight of difficulties

He bore the burden of his father's bad name

v.t.Transitive VerbTo show (sign of something)

She bore an expression of sadness all week, I wonder what’s wrong

v.t.Transitive VerbTo support the weight of something, e.g. a bridge

The bridge bore the weight of all cars easily but was still replaced

v.t.Transitive VerbTo make a deep hole in the ground with a drill

The mining company has to bore deeper to find oil

v.t.Transitive VerbTo make someone not interested in something

You bore me with your stories, tell me something interesting

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that it used the plant's shape on its currency, which bore a striking resemblance to our modern-day heart symbol.
that it used the plant's shape on its currency, which bore a striking resemblance to our modern-day heart symbol.
which bore a striking resemblance
which bore a striking resemblance

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bore well will be deeper than the other people. So I can pull out my water from the deeper
bore well will be deeper than the other people. So I can pull out my water from the deeper
depth so I get my water. But bore wells are intrinsically harmful to those villages, in
depth so I get my water. But bore wells are intrinsically harmful to those villages, in

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You'll eventually bore yourself back into an appetite for life.
You'll eventually bore yourself back into an appetite for life.

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Well, that all surely is bore you, you're already an old hand in the erotic film business.
Well, that all surely is bore you, you're already an old hand in the erotic film business.

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Wengie: Next, use a safety pin, and poke it through the nibs to remove that as well ;now, take your hot glue gun, and just use the metal part to bore a hole, through the centre of the dome, just big enough to fit your highlighter nib, and then pop it through!
Wengie: Next, use a safety pin, and poke it through the nibs to remove that as well ;now, take your hot glue gun, and just use the metal part to bore a hole, through the centre of the dome, just big enough to fit your highlighter nib, and then pop it through!

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"The flames bore down on them and the heat became intense"
"The flames bore down on them and the heat became intense"

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Thy flavors, like thy love, will never be a bore.
Thy flavors, like thy love, will never be a bore.
My one complaint, maybe, is the final couplet rhyming awe with bore.
My one complaint, maybe, is the final couplet rhyming awe with bore.

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produced a sketch of the aircraft, that bore considerable similarities to the final design.
produced a sketch of the aircraft, that bore considerable similarities to the final design.

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larvae from a corn stalk bore. The one on the right however you can see the bore sitting
larvae from a corn stalk bore. The one on the right however you can see the bore sitting