boro
boro verb: borrow. Also the alternative spelling of borough.
Verb
boro
Proper noun capitalized: Boro
Boro
- The town of Middlesbrough, and more specifically Middlesbrough FC football club.
- They created the better chances while Boro, looking every inch a troubled team, rarely looked like avoiding a third successive goalless home draw.1999, Stuart Barnes, “Boro's form keeps failing”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), The Guardian
- If, however, Boro let their guard slip, you can bet the Tigers will tear their guests for the day to shreds. In not one game this season have City sat back. Against Middlesbrough it will surely be no different.2009, Ian Waterstone, Live Through the Dream: The Epic Journey Depicting Hull City's First Ever Season in the Top Flight of English Football, →ISBN, page 124
- Stevenage Football Club, a football team from Stevenage formerly known as Stevenage Borough Football Club
- Craig Reid struck the United woodwork, while Boro goalkeeper Chris Day had to tip over a header from his own midfielder Michael Bostwick.2012 May 11, Chris Osborne, “Stevenage 0-0 Sheff Utd”, in BBC Sport
- A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Also used as
boro is also the alternative spelling of borough.
Forms of boro
| plural | boros |
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Words formed from boro
Phrases with boro
Questions about boro
- What does boro mean?
- Boro means borrow.
- What part of speech is boro?
- Boro can be a verb or a proper noun.
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