Gore

UK: /'ɡɔː/

US: /gɔr/

US: 'gore': (gôr, gōr); 'Gore': (gôr′ā, gōr′ā)

Inflections of 'gore' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

gores

v 3rd person singular

goring

v pres p

gored

v past

gored

v past p

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Gore, +n. 

1. Biographical Albert Arnold, Jr. (Al), born 1948, U.S. politician: vice president of the U.S. under Bill Clinton 1993–2001.

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Gore / ɡɔː/ noun

1. Al(bert) Jr. born 1948, US Democrat politician; vice president of the US (1993–2001); defeated in the disputed presidential election of 2000; leading environmental campaigner; shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the Intergovernmental Panel For Climate Change

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gore¹ /gɔr/   n. [uncountable]

1. blood that is shed, esp. when clotted.
2. bloodshed;
   violence:
   a movie full of gore.

gore² /gɔr/   v. [~ + object] , gored, gor•ing. 

1. to pierce with or as if with a horn or tusk:
   The bull gored the bullfighter.

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gore¹  (gôr, gōr), n. 

1. blood that is shed, esp. when clotted.
2. murder, bloodshed, violence, etc.:
   That horror movie had too much gore.

• bef. 900; Middle English; Old English gor dung, dirt; cognate with Dutch goor, Old High German gor filth

gore²  (gôr, gōr), v.t., gored, gor•ing. 

1. to pierce with or as if with a horn or tusk.

• 1350–1400; Middle English goren; see gore³

gore³  (gôr, gōr), n., v., gored, gor•ing. 
n. 

1. Clothing a triangular piece of material inserted in a garment, sail, etc., to give it greater width or a desired shape. Cf. godet (def. 1), gusset (def. 1).
2. Clothing one of the panels, usually tapering or shaped, making up a garment, as a skirt.
3. a triangular tract of land, esp. one lying between larger divisions.

v.t. 

4. Clothing to make or furnish with a gore or gores.

• bef. 900; Middle English; Old English gāra corner (cognate with German Gehre gusset); compare Old English gār spear

Gore  (gôr, gōr), n. 

1. Biographical Albert Arnold, Jr. (Al), born 1948, vice president of the U.S. since 1993.

Go•re  (gôr′ā, gōr′ā), n. 

1. Place Names a city in W Ethiopia. 8381.

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gore / ɡɔː/ noun

1. blood shed from a wound, esp when coagulated
2. killing, fighting, etc

Etymology: Old English gor dirt; related to Old Norse gor half-digested food, Middle Low German göre, Dutch goor

gore / ɡɔː/ verb

1. (transitive) (of an animal, such as a bull) to pierce or stab (a person or another animal) with a horn or tusk

Etymology: 16th Century: probably from Old English gār spear

gore / ɡɔː/ noun

1. a tapering or triangular piece of material used in making a shaped skirt, umbrella, etc

verb

1. (transitive) to make into or with a gore or gores

Etymology: Old English gāra; related to Old Norse geiri gore, Old High German gēro