BORE

bore. Bore, v. to make a hole, to push forward or out

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Bore (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bored (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Boring.] [[OE. borien, AS. borian; akin to Icel. bora, Dan. bore, D. boren, OHG. por�n, G. bohren, L. forare, Gr. � to plow, Zend bar. √91.]] 1. 1. To perforate or penetrate, as a solid body, by turning an auger, gimlet, drill, or other instrument; to make a round hole in or through; to pierce; as, to bore a plank.
I'll believe as soon this whole earth may be bored. Shak. 2. 2. To form or enlarge by means of a boring instrument or apparatus; as, to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole.
Short but very powerful jaws, by means whereof the insect can bore, as with a centerbit, a cylindrical passage through the most solid wood. T. W. Harris. 3. 3. To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; as, to bore one's way through a crowd; to force a narrow and difficult passage through. “What bustling crowds I bored.” Gay.
4. 4. To weary by tedious iteration or by dullness; to tire; to trouble; to vex; to annoy; to pester.
He bores me with some trick. Shak. Used to come and bore me at rare intervals. Carlyle. 5. 5. To befool; to trick.
I am abused, betrayed; I am laughed at, scorned, Baffled and bored, it seems. Beau. & Fl.