bore through

UK: /ˈbɔː θɹuː/

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Definition of bore through - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

movement

Rare

make a narrow opening completely across something solid by steady pressure

Rare

They used a sharp bit to bore through the thick wooden door.

figurative

Rare

penetrate something deeply with strong force or intense focus

Rare

Her angry eyes seemed to bore through his calm expression.

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Expressions with bore

crashing bore

extremely dull and uninteresting person or thing

The lecture was a crashing bore, putting everyone to sleep..

bore witless

make someone extremely bored or uninterested

The lecture bored me witless.

bore someone to death

make someone extremely bored

The lecture bored the students to death.

bore someone to tears

make someone extremely bored

The lecture on ancient grains bore me to tears.

bore the pants off

make someone extremely bored

The lecture on ancient pottery bore the pants off the students.

bore someone rigid

make someone extremely bored

The lecture on ancient pottery bored the students rigid.

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rebore

mechanical

bore through an existing hole to correct or enlarge it

Examples of bore through in a sentence

Tree roots had bore through the old brick wall over decades.
His suspicious gaze seemed to bore through her friendly smile.
The critic’s harsh words bored through the actor’s confident exterior.

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French:percer, transpercer, ...
German:durchbohren, mit den Blicken durchbohren, ...
Italian:forare, trafiggere, ...
Spanish:taladrar, atravesar, ...
Portuguese:perfurar, transpassar, ...
Chinese:钻透, 刺穿, ...
Japanese:貫通させる, 突き刺さる, ...
Arabic:ثَقَبَ, اخْتَرَقَ, ...
Hebrew:לִקְדּוֹחַ דֶּרֶךְ, לַחְדּוֹר דֶּרֶךְ, ...
Russian:сверлить насквозь, пронзать, ...
Ukrainian:просвердлювати, пронизувати, ...
Hindi:आर-पार छेद करना, भेद देना, ...
Bengali:ভেদ করে ছিদ্র করা, ভেদ করে ঢুকে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:foradar, traspassar, ...
Czech:provrtat, proniknout skrz, ...
Danish:bore igennem, trænge igennem, ...
Dutch:doorboren, doordringen, ...
Greek:τρυπώ, διαπερνώ με το βλέμμα, ...
Hungarian:átfúrni, ...
Khmer:ខួងទម្លុះ, សម្លឹងចំលុះ, ...
Korean:뚫다, 꿰뚫다, ...
Persian:سوراخ کرد, شکافت, ...
Polish:przewiercić, przeszyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):perfurar, trespassar, ...
Romanian:a găuri, a străpunge, ...
Swedish:borra sig igenom, ...
Thai:เจาะทะลุ, แทงทะลุ, ...
Turkish:delip geçmek, içine işlemek, ...
Vietnamese:khoan xuyên qua, xuyên thấu, ...

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Definition of bore through - Reverso English Dictionary

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Expressions with bore

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