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bore draw

bore draw noun: a draw in which neither team scores, i.e. the game ends 0–0.

Noun

bore draw (plural bore draws)

  1. A draw in which neither team scores, i.e. the game ends 0–0.
    • "ROB GREEN was the hero as his penalty save allowed returning Eden Hazard to settle this bore draw in a shootout."2018 August 7, Tom Barclay, “KANTE BELIEVE IT Chelsea 0 Lyon 0 (5-4 pens): Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante return as Rob Green makes Blues debut in goal”, in The Sun
  2. (rare) A draw in which both teams score but it is considered a boring game to watch.

Forms of bore draw

pluralbore draws
alternative formbore-draw

Origin of bore draw

From the notion that a scoreless draw is boring to watch.

Questions about bore draw

What does bore draw mean?
Bore draw means a draw in which neither team scores, i.e. the game ends 0–0.
What part of speech is bore draw?
Bore draw is a noun.
What is the plural of bore draw?
The plural of bore draw is bore draws.

Words near bore draw in the dictionary

  1. bore away
  2. bore away the bell
  3. bore date
  4. bore down
  5. bore down on
  6. bore draw
  7. bore draws
  8. bore fruit
  9. bore in
  10. bore in mind
  11. bore in on

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