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full bore

full bore is the alternative form of full-bore.

Meaning of full-bore

Adjective

full-bore (not comparable)

  1. Having a relatively large caliber.
    • Mounted on the wall was a full-bore elephant gun.
  2. (figuratively) Thoroughgoing; complete; total.
    • The problem had grown into a full-bore crisis.

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Questions about full bore

What is full bore the alternative form of?
Full bore is the alternative form of full-bore.

Words near full bore in the dictionary

  1. full board
  2. full boat
  3. full boats
  4. full body scanner
  5. full body scanners
  6. full bore
  7. full breakfast
  8. full breakfasts
  9. full bunger
  10. full bungers
  11. full butt

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Adapted from Wiktionary: full bore (page history and authors); full-bore (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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