bore

> bore (1)
(verb)
to drill so as to form a hole; to weary, by being dull or uninteresting.

> bore (1)
(noun)
a hole made by drilling; the diameter of a gun barrel; a dull or uninteresting person.

> bore (2)
see: bear (1).

> bore (3)
(noun)
a tidal wave that breaks in the estuaries of some rivers and, impeded by a narrowing channel, rises in a ridge and courses along with great force and noise.