bored Definition

bore¹
verb bored, boring

1. To make a hole in it by drilling.

Thesaurus: drill, penetrate, pierce, gouge, perforate, tunnel, countermine, burrow, sap, sink, ream.
Form: bore a hole in something (often)
2. To produce (a borehole, tunnel or mine, etc) by drilling.
intr
3. Said of a racehorse or an athlete: to push against other competitors so as to gain advantage in a race.

noun

1. The hollow barrel of a gun, or the cavity inside any such tube.
2a. The diameter of the hollow barrel of a gun, especially to show which size bullets the gun requires;

Example: 12-bore shotgun
2b. The diameter of the cavity inside any such tube or pipe. Also called calibre, gauge.
3. A borehole.
(Austral)
4. An artesian well.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon borian.

---

bore²
verb

bored, boring
1. To make someone feel tired and uninterested, by being dull, tedious, uninteresting, unimaginative, etc.

noun

1. A dull, uninteresting or tedious person or thing.
2. colloq
Something that causes a certain amount of irritation or annoyance; a nuisance.
Thesaurus: nuisance, pest, annoyance, bother, vexation; Antonym: pleasure.

Derivative: bored
adj

Tired and uninterested from being unoccupied or under-occupied.
Thesaurus: wearied, fatigued, jaded, blasé, in a rut, sick and tired; Antonym: interested, excited.

Derivative: boredom
noun

The state of being bored.
Thesaurus: apathy, listlessness, tedium, ennui, indifference, monotony, doldrums; Antonym: excitement.

Derivative: boring
adj

Tedious and uninteresting.
Thesaurus: unexciting, wearisome, tiresome, tedious, long-winded, stale, routine, dreary, dull, trite, vapid; Antonym: interesting, original.

Derivative: boringly
adverb

Etymology: 18c.