boring
verb
- 1
To inspire boredom in somebody.
- 2
To make a hole through something.
- 3
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.”
- 4
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”
- 5
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”
- 6
To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns.
“This timber does not bore well.”
- 7
To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.
- 8
(of a horse) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air.
- 9
To fool; to trick.
Antonyms
noun
- 1
A pit or hole which has been bored.
- 2
Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
- 3
Any organism that bores into a hard surface
adjective
- 1
Causing boredom; unable to engage or hold the interest.
“What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.”
- 2
Used, or designed to be used, to drill holes.
“boring equipment”
- 3
Capable of penetrating; piercing.
Synonyms
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