bore

About 12.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

verb To inspire boredom in somebody.
to bore someone to death
verb To make a hole through something.
verb 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 bore for water or oil
verb To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus.
to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole
verb To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.
to bore one’s way through a crowd
verb To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns.
This timber does not bore well.
verb To glare (as if to drill a hole with the eyes).
Their eyes bore into my back.
verb To push or drive (a boxer into the ropes, a boat out of its course, etc.).