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bohren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bore verb To make someone feel uninterested and tired through dullness.
  • drill verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
  • gouge noun A chisel with a curved blade, used to cut grooves or hollows into wood or stone.
  • tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.

Senses

bohren is used for these senses in English:

  • bore (intransitive) To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.
  • drill (transitive) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
  • gouge (transitive) To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.
  • tap To cut an internal screw thread in (a hole); also, to cut (an internal screw thread) in a hole, or to create an internally threaded hole in (something).

bore — full definition

  1. verb To make someone feel uninterested and tired through dullness.
  2. verb To drill a hole through something.
  3. noun A person or thing that is dull and uninteresting.
  4. noun The inner diameter of a tube or gun barrel.

drill — full definition

  1. verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
  2. verb To practise something repeatedly, often in a military or training context, until it becomes automatic.
  3. noun A tool or machine used for boring holes.
  4. noun A repeated practice exercise designed to build a skill or prepare for an emergency.
  5. noun A dark, gritty style of trap music known for aggressive, often violent lyrics.

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