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    [Adjective]  | "bored" | \ ˈbȯrd \


    1: filled with or characterized by boredom


    Origin: 1823 ;

    [Verb]  | "bore" | \ ˈbȯr \


    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


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     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]  | "bore" 


    1: to cause to feel weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : to cause to feel boredom


    Origin: 1768 ;

     Perhaps verbal derivative of {see: |bore:5|bore:5} if the noun is earlier ;

      * Note : See note at {bore:5|bore:5}.;

    [Adjective]  | "bored" 


    1: having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted;


      * e.g., " ... I was completely bored during that speech "





    [Verb]  | "bored" 


    1: to make a hole or series of holes in;


      * e.g., " ... some woodpecker bored holes in our tree in the backyard "



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    2: to force one's way;


      * e.g., " ... with some effort, she bored through the throng of yelling protestors "



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    [Verb]  | "bored" 


    1: to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous;


      * e.g., " ... the professor's lifeless and unimaginative teaching style bored the students to death "





    [Verb]  | "bore" 


    1: to make a hole or series of holes in;


      * e.g., " ... some woodpecker bored holes in our tree in the backyard "



    •  Antonyms : 

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    2: to force one's way;


      * e.g., " ... with some effort, she bored through the throng of yelling protestors "



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    [Verb]  | "bore" 


    1: to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous;


      * e.g., " ... the professor's lifeless and unimaginative teaching style bored the students to death "





     [ "bored" ]

    1: What you probably are if you're looking this up.

      * e.g.,  ... Get off the computer and do something interesting! 

     [ "bored" ]

    1: the reason we're all here, unless you're looking up a dirty/slang word your friend said and you pretended you knew but you're looking it up to see what it means.

      * e.g.,  ... Man, i'm so bored right now, i'll go read some urbandictionary definitions. 

     [ "bored" ]

    1: what 99% of teenagers are

      * e.g.,  ... damn i'm bored 

     [ "bored" ]

    1: me looking up random shit on this site for the past 15 minutes

      * e.g.,  ... damn im fuckin bored i should get off this damn site and go do another pointless mind numbing thing on this computer 

     [ "bored" ]

    1: in other words, I need to get off my lazy ass...

      * e.g.,  ... dude im bored 

     [ "bored" ]

    1: You looked this up because you were bored and randomly typed 'bored' into the search box in the hope to kill your boredom and have just found out it didn't work. That is the definition of bored.

      * e.g.,  ... If you really are bored, the answer is get off the PC and go get some fresh air! 

     [ "bored" ]

    1: Bored- when youve got nothing to do but look up random words on this site. Thats what most people are doing I think.

      * e.g.,  ... I am bored right now so I am on this site. 

     [ "bored" ]

    1: A word that decribes me almost all the time. I can be bored at school, on the bus, or even at home. When I'm bored at home, I usually go on this site and either, do what im doing now (writing stupid defintions,) or I'm looking up the stupid defintions of stupid words! If u haven't figured it out, being bored is STUPID!

      * e.g.,  ... UUGGGHHH! I'm so bored, I'm gonna go on urban dictanary! 

     [ "bored" ]

    1: A state of feeling no excitment or energy

      * e.g.,  ... It always sucks to be bored 

     [ "bored" ]

    1: Anyone who is like me and is writing the definition for this word.

      * e.g.,  ... Someone who decides to look bored up would be bored. 

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