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bore out

bore out verb: to form or enlarge by boring. Also the simple past of bear out.

Verb

bore out (third-person singular simple present bores out, present participle boring out, simple past and past participle bored out)

  1. (transitive) To form or enlarge by boring.
    • Near-synonym: bore
    • This engine is bored and stroked: the cylinders have been bored out, and the original crankshaft has been replaced with one that has longer throws.
    Synonyms:
    bore

Also used as

bore out is also the simple past of bear out.

Synonyms of bore out

Forms of bore out

third-person singular presentbores out
present participleboring out
past participlebored out
pastbored out

Questions about bore out

What does bore out mean?
Bore out means to form or enlarge by boring.
What part of speech is bore out?
Bore out is a verb.
What is the past tense of bore out?
The past tense of bore out is bored out.

Words near bore out in the dictionary

  1. bore needles
  2. bore off
  3. bore off from
  4. bore on
  5. bore oneself
  6. bore out
  7. bore sight
  8. bore sighted
  9. bore sighting
  10. bore sights
  11. bore the brunt

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