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Meaning of gore

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gore

Pronunciation:/ɡɔː//ɡɔɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.

  2. Murder, bloodshed, violence.

  3. Dirt; mud; filth.

gore

Pronunciation:/ɡɔː//ɡɔɹ/

verb

Definitions

  1. (of an animal) To pierce with the horn.

    Example: The bull gored the matador.

  2. To pierce with anything pointed, such as a spear.

gore

Pronunciation:/ɡɔː//ɡɔɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A triangular piece of land where roads meet.

  2. A small piece of land left unincorporated due to competing surveys or a surveying error.

  3. The curved surface that lies between two close lines of longitude on a globe

  4. A triangular or rhomboid piece of fabric, especially one forming part of a three-dimensional surface such as a sail, skirt, hot-air balloon, etc.Wp

verb

Definitions

  1. To cut in a triangular form.

  2. To provide with a gore.

    Example: to gore an apron