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bore out en · VERB · etymology 1

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To form or enlarge by boring.
    • 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.
    • Near-synonym: bore

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bores out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bored out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bored out Tense=Past lexicographic
boring out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Coordinates

stroke

Relateds

oversquare

Synonyms

bore

Translations (1)

fi porata (isommaksi) (form or enlarge by boring)

bore out en · VERB · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (form-of, past) simple past of bear out
    form of bear out