Bore and Firing

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Bore verb - To make a hole or series of holes in.

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Firing is an antonym for bore.

Nearby Words: boring, bored, borer

Firing noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.

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Bore is an antonym for firing in topics: excite, cause to burn, detonate or throw a weapon, dismiss from responsibility.

Nearby Words: fire, fired

Certain extremely fast-firing enemies can simply bore through your attacks and continue to hit you with impunity while preventing you from striking back.

Source: Video Game / The Binding of Isaac
He put his beret on top of his headset as bait, then bore down in on the position, rather than simply being shot at, and his crew convinced him firing at it was not the best idea, rather than overtly disobeying an order.

Source: Film / Storming Juno
Designed by Charles Lancaster, it made good use of the patented "Lancaster Oval Bore": instead of conventional cut spiral rifling, it had a slight ovalization of the bore on a spiral track, which was nearly impossible to foul by firing the smoky black powder of the time.

Source: Cool Guns / Handguns

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