0 to talk or act in a way that makes someone lose interest: --
2 past simple of bear --
4 an activity or situation that is annoying or unpleasant: --
[ + to infinitive ] It's such a bore to have to write this out all over again.
[ + -ing verb ] It's an awful bore cooking a meal every night.
Ironing is such a bore.
5 the space inside a pipe or tube, or the diameter (= measurement across the widest part) of this space: --
a bore of 16 millimetres
a narrow bore
This town is so boring in the evening - there's never anything happening.
Your hair has a natural wave whereas mine's just straight and boring.
UK This programme's boring - shall I turn over to BBC?
Sometimes I enjoy my English lessons, but at other times I find them really boring.
The novelty of these toys soon wore off and the children became bored with them.
He grew bored of the countryside.
He sensed (that) his guests were bored, although they were listening politely.