Bore and Missed

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

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Missed and bore are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Missed" instead a verb "Bore".

Nearby Words: boring, bored, borer

Missed adjective - Not caught with the senses or the mind.

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Bore and missed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bore" instead a verb "Missed".

Nearby Words: miss, missing

It was pretty clear that he'd meant to say "crushing bore", but had missed, and was making the best of a bad job.

Source: Bond One-Liner
It's pretty clear he'd wanted to say crushing bore, but he'd missed and he was making the best of a bad job.

Source: Series / That Mitchell and Webb Look
It's pretty clear he'd wanted to say "what a crushing bore" but missed and was making the best of a bad job...

Source: Bond One-Liner

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