Gore

Pronunciation

• IPA: /É¡oʊɹ/, /ɡɔɹ/ /ɡɔː/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)

Old English gor.

Full definition of gore

Noun

1. (obsolete except in dialects) Dirt, filth.
2. (thickened)Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.
3. Murder, bloodshed, violence.

Derived terms

• gory

Probably from gore ("a projecting point"), or ultimately from Old English gār ("spear").

Verb

1. (of an animal) To pierce with the horns.The bull gored the matador.

Old English gāra.

Noun

1. A triangular piece of land where roads meet.
2. 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.
3. An elastic gusset for providing a snug fit in a shoe.
4. A projecting point.
5. (heraldry) One of the abatements, made of two curved lines, meeting in an acute angle in the fesse point.

Verb

1. To cut in a triangular form.
2. To provide with a gore.to gore an apron

Anagrams

• ergo
• goer
• ogre, Ogre
• rego