Definitions for 'bored':
Below, we have different definitions or meanings of the word bored. These different definitions are grouped based on the different parts of speech. You will also find examples for every definition if available
Verb: Verbs are action words that describe actions or states.
UK: /bɔːd/
US: /bɔːɹd/
Definition 1
To inspire boredom in somebody.
Definition 2
To make a hole through something.
Definition 3
To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.
An insect bores into a tree.
Definition 4
To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus.
to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole
Definition 5
To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.
to bore one's way through a crowd
Definition 6
To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns.
This timber does not bore well.
Definition 7
To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.
Definition 8
(of a horse) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air.
Definition 9
To fool; to trick.
Adjective: Adjectives modify nouns to provide more information about them.
UK: /bɔːd/
US: /bɔːɹd/
Definition 1
Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do
Definition 2
Uninterested, without attention
The piano teacher's bored look indicated he wasn't paying much attention to his pupil's lackluster rendition of Mozart's Requiem
Definition 3
Perforated by a hole or holes (through bioerosion or other)
Synonyms and Antonyms
Antonyms: interest
