Bore
Cut
Cut verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).
How words are described
| old | old bore | old cut |
| full | full bore | full cut |
| large | large bore | large cut |
| huge | huge bore | huge cut |
| Other adjectives: infamous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It'll cut and bore and stitch and weld and otherwise do its best to piece you together with whatever it has to hand — if you're lucky, it'll just chop up any of your fellow passengers.
Source: Mad Doctor - In the Icelandic Volsunga Saga, Volsung's unnamed mother bore him for six years, until finally deciding to just cut the baby out of her.
Source: Longest Pregnancy Ever -
Topsy Turvy would bore kids, but if you want to make it G, all you have to do is cut an optional scene with topless (and fleetingly bottomless) prostitutes.
Source: Avoid the Dreaded G Rating
Cite this Source
Cut and Bore. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bore/cut
Bore & Cut. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bore/cut>.
Cut or Bore. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bore/cut.
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