To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.
simple past tense of bear
To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.
To push or drive (a boxer into the ropes, a boat out of its course, etc.).
To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.
To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns.
To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus.
To make a hole through something.
To inspire boredom in somebody.
simple past tense of bare
Something dull or uninteresting.
A sudden and rapid flow of tide occurring in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave.
The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.
One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person.
Calibre; importance.
A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter.
A capped well drilled to tap artesian water.
The place where such a well exists.
A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring.
To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.
To use a shoehorn.
To force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious.
A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place. This reduces discomfort and damage to the back of the shoe. By slipping it into the back of the shoe behind the heel, the user prevents the heel from squashing down the back of the shoe and causing difficulty; instead the heel slides down the smooth shoehorn, which then comes out easily once the foot is in place.
Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium.