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gore 1
(gôr)tr.v. gored, gor·ing, gores
To pierce or stab with a horn or tusk.
[Middle English goren, probably from gore, spear, from Old English gār.]
gore 2
(gôr)n.
1. A triangular or tapering piece of cloth forming a part of something, as in a skirt or sail.
2. A small triangular piece of land.
tr.v. gored, gor·ing, gores
1. To provide with a gore.
2. To cut into a gore.
[Middle English, from Old English gāra, triangular piece of land.]
gore 3
(gôr)n.
Blood, especially coagulated blood from a wound.
[Middle English, filth, from Old English gor.]
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gore
(ɡɔː)n
1. blood shed from a wound, esp when coagulated
2. informal killing, fighting, etc
[Old English gor dirt; related to Old Norse gor half-digested food, Middle Low German göre, Dutch goor]
gore
(ɡɔː)vb
(tr) (of an animal, such as a bull) to pierce or stab (a person or another animal) with a horn or tusk
[C16: probably from Old English gār spear]
gore
(ɡɔː)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a tapering or triangular piece of material used in making a shaped skirt, umbrella, etc
2. a similarly shaped piece, esp of land
vb
(Clothing & Fashion) (tr) to make into or with a gore or gores
[Old English gāra; related to Old Norse geiri gore, Old High German gēro]
gored adj
Gore
(ɡɔː)n
(Biography) Al(bert) Jr. born 1948, US Democrat politician; vice president of the US (1993–2001); defeated in the disputed presidential election of 2000; leading environmental campaigner; shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the Intergovernmental Panel For Climate Change
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gore1
(gɔr, goʊr)n.
blood, esp. when clotted.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English gor dung, dirt, c. Middle Dutch goor, Old High German, Old Norse gor]
gore2
(gɔr, goʊr)v.t. gored, gor•ing.
to pierce with or as if with a horn or tusk.
[1350–1400; Middle English; see gore3]
gore3
(gɔr, goʊr)n., v. gored, gor•ing. n.
1. a triangular piece of material inserted in a garment, sail, etc., to give it a desired shape.
2. one of the panels, usu. tapered or shaped, making up a flaring skirt.
3. a triangular tract of land, esp. one lying between larger divisions.
v.t. 4. to make or furnish with a gore or gores.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English gāra corner, c. Old High German gēro, Old Norse geiri; compare Old English gār spear]
Gore
(gɔr, goʊr)n.
Albert Arnold, Jr. (Al), born 1948, vice president of the U.S. 1993–2001.
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gore
Past participle: gored
Gerund: goring
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| Noun | 1. | Gore - Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) |
| 2. | gore - coagulated blood from a wound blood - the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions" | |
| 3. | gore - a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails full skirt - a long skirt gathered at the waist gaiter - a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric umbrella - a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy | |
| 4. | gore - the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen" | |
| Verb | 1. | gore - wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument |
| 2. | gore - cut into gores; "gore a skirt" |
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gore
1gore
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gore
nounThe fluid circulated by the heart through the vascular system:
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Translations
دَميَنطَح، يَثقُب أو يَجْرَحُ بقرنِهِ
nabrat na rohysedlá krev
stange
hurmeveri
alvadt vérmegsebesít
blóî, blóîlifrarreka í gegn
cruor
persmeigtisubadyti
asinissabadīt
nabrať na rohyzaschnutá krv
boynuzlayıp yaralamakpıhtılaşmış kansüsmek
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gore
1n (liter: = blood) → Blut nt
gore
2vt → aufspießen, durchbohren; gored to death by a bull → durch die Hörner eines Stiers tödlich verletzt
gore
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gore
1 [gɔːʳ] n → sangue mgore
2 [gɔːʳ] vt (subj, bull) → incornaregore
3 [gɔːʳ] n (of skirt) → godet m inv; (of umbrella) → spicchioCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
gore
(goː) noun blood (especially when it is thick and solid). After the battle, the knight was covered in gore.
verb (of an animal) to pierce with its horns, tusks etc. The bull gored the farmer to death.
ˈgory adjective with a lot of blood or bloodshed. a gory battle; a gory tale.
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