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Synonyms of gore

31 similar words

Another word for gore is horn. Other synonyms of gore are jab, run through, chef, chib and ching.

Synonyms and similar words for gore

verbTo pierce with a horn or tusk.

verbTo pierce with anything pointed, such as a spear.

  • jabTo poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
  • run throughTo impale (a person) with a blade, usually a sword.
  • chefTo stab with a knife, to shank.
  • chib UK, dialectalTo shiv (stab).
  • chingTo stab.
  • enthrillTo pierce; penetrate; run through; stab.
  • jobTo pierce or poke (someone or something), typically with a sharp or pointed object; to stab.
  • juke slangTo stab.
  • kebab slangTo stab or skewer.
  • knifecrime UK, humorousTo stab.
  • lancinateTo pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance.
  • pigstickTo stab.
  • pinkTo prick with a sword.
  • shank slangTo stab, especially with an improvised blade.
  • shiv slangTo stab (someone) with a shiv.
  • spear
  • splashTo stab (a person), causing them to bleed.
  • stab
  • stick dialectalTo stab.
  • stobTo stab.
  • stog UK, dialectalTo stab; to probe; to thrust.
  • thrustTo stab; to pierce; usually with through.
  • chive obsoleteTo stab.
  • foin archaicTo thrust with a sword; to stab at.
  • gride obsoleteTo pierce (something) with a weapon; to wound, to stab.
  • poach obsoleteTo stab; to pierce; to spear or drive or plunge into something.
  • speet obsolete
  • yerk archaicTo stab (someone or something).

nounA triangular piece of land where roads meet.

  • neutral area USTriangular area of road surface adjacent to the gore at a fork or merge, set off by painted lines and optionally...
  • ghost island UKAn area of road surface marked with cross hatching as a means of separating traffic or reducing speed, or to provide a...

Meaning of gore

  1. noun Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.
  2. noun A gout or mass of such blood.
  3. noun Carnage, bloodshed, murder, violence.

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Questions about synonyms of gore

What is another word for gore?
Gore has 31 synonyms on Word.ws, such as horn, jab, run through, chef, chib, ching, enthrill and job.
What does gore mean?
Gore means blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.

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