bore

/ˈbȯr/

Middle English boren, going back to Old English borian, going back to Germanic *bur-ō- (whence Old High German borōn "to pierce," Old Norse bora), probably verbal derivative of a noun base bur- "tool for piercing" (whence Old English bor "chiseling instrument," Old High German bora); akin to Latin forāre "to bore," ferīre "to strike"

verb

  1. to pierce with a turning or twisting movement of a tool

  2. to make by boring or digging away material

  3. to make a hole by or as if by boring

bore a wooden post

noun

  1. a usually cylindrical hole made by or as if by the turning or twisting movement of a tool : a hole made by or as if by boring

  2. a borehole drilled especially to make an artesian well

  3. the long usually cylindrical hollow part of something (such as a tube or gun barrel)