English dictionary
Gore
/'g/oU/r/eI/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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coagulated blood from a wound
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a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails
Synonyms panelSource: WordNet 3.0
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the shedding of blood resulting in murder
Synonyms bloodshedSource: WordNet 3.0
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Dirt; mud.
Source: webster1913
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A wedgeshaped or triangular piece of cloth, canvas, etc., sewed into a garment, sail, etc., to give greater width at a particular part.
Source: webster1913
verb
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wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
Source: WordNet 3.0
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cut into gores
ExamplesGore a skirt.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To pierce or wound, as with a horn; to penetrate with a pointed instrument, as a spear; to stab.
Source: webster1913
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To cut in a traingular form; to piece with a gore; to provide with a gore; as, to <i>gore</i> an apron.
Source: webster1913