verb gerund or present participle: boring 1. make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging. "bore a hole in the wall to pass the cable through" Similar: drill pierce perforate puncture punch cut tunnel burrow mine dig (out) gouge (out) sink make create put drive hollow out (a gun barrel or other tube). "an 1100 cc road bike bored out to 1168 cc" 2. (of an athlete or racehorse) push another competitor out of the way.