What is the meaning of bored?

verb

  • Cause to be bored.
  • Make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool.
    • usage: "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"

adjective

  • Tired of the world.
    • usage: "bored with life"; "strolled through the museum with a bored air"
  • Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence.
    • usage: "his blase indifference"; "a petulant blase air"; "the bored gaze of the successful film star"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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