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
- verb To make someone feel uninterested and tired through dullness.
- verb To drill a hole through something.
- noun A person or thing that is dull and uninteresting.
- noun The inner diameter of a tube or gun barrel.
drill — full definition
- verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
- verb To practise something repeatedly, often in a military or training context, until it becomes automatic.
- noun A tool or machine used for boring holes.
- noun A repeated practice exercise designed to build a skill or prepare for an emergency.
- noun A dark, gritty style of trap music known for aggressive, often violent lyrics.