hollow-bore

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• bore — bore1 [bôr] vt. bored, boring [ME boren < OE borian, to bore < bor, auger < IE base * bher , to cut with a sharp point > Gr * pharein, to split, L forare, to bore, ferire, to cut, kill] 1. to make a hole in or through with a drill or… …   English World dictionary

• bore — Ⅰ. bore [1] ► VERB 1) make (a hole) in something with a drill or other tool. 2) hollow out (a gun barrel or other tube). ► NOUN 1) the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube. 2) the diameter of this: a small bore rifle …   English terms dictionary

• bore — past of BEAR bore bō(ə)r, bȯ(ə)r n 1) the long usu. cylindrical hollow part of something (as a tube or artery) 2) the internal diameter of a tube (as a hypodermic needle, catheter, or sound) <a small bore catheter> …   Medical dictionary

• bore|scope — «BR skohp, BOHR », noun. an instrument like a periscope, inserted into an enclosed hollow space, such as an ancient tomb, for viewing the inside and recording data about it …   Useful english dictionary

• Hollow-point bullet — A hollow point is a bullet that has a pit or hollowed out shape in its tip, generally intended to cause the bullet to expand upon entering a target in order to decrease penetration and disrupt more tissue as it travels through the target. As a… …   Wikipedia

• bore — I. verb (bored; boring) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English borian; akin to Old High German borōn to bore, Latin forare to bore, ferire to strike Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to pierce with a turning or twisting movement… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bore — bore1 boreable, borable, adj. /bawr, bohr/, v., bored, boring, n. v.t. 1. to pierce (a solid substance) with some rotary cutting instrument. 2. to make (a hole) by drilling with such an instrument. 3. to form, make, or construct (a tunnel, mine,… …   Universalium

• bore — bore1 [bo: US bo:r] v the past tense of ↑bear bore 2 bore2 v 1.) [T] to make someone feel bored, especially by talking too much about something they are not interested in ▪ He s the sort of person who bores you at parties. ▪ a film that will bore …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bore — Synonyms and related words: acupunctuation, acupuncture, aggravation, annoyance, auger, bad news, be tedious, bedevilment, billow, bite, bore stiff, bore to death, bore to distraction, bore to tears, boring, bother, botheration, bothersomeness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• bore — I [[t]bɔr, boʊr[/t]] v. bored, bor•ing, n. 1) to pierce (a solid substance) with some rotary cutting instrument 2) to make (a hole) with such an instrument 3) civ to make (a tunnel, mine, passage, etc.) by hollowing out, cutting through, or… …   From formal English to slang

• bore — bore1 verb 1》 make (a hole) in something with a drill or other tool.     ↘hollow out (a gun barrel or other tube). 2》 (of an athlete or racehorse) push another competitor out of the way. noun the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube.… …   English new terms dictionary