Definitions for: Boring


[n] the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
[n] the act of drilling
[adj] so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"



Webster (1913) Definition: Bor"ing, n.
1. The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as,
the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers
by certain marine mollusks.

One of the most important applications of boring is
in the formation of artesian wells. --Tomlinson.

2. A hole made by boring.

3. pl. The chips or fragments made by boring.

Boring bar, a revolving or stationary bar, carrying one or
more cutting tools for dressing round holes.

Boring tool (Metal Working), a cutting tool placed in a
cutter head to dress round holes. --Knight.

Synonyms: deadening, drilling, dull, ho-hum, irksome, oil production, slow, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting, wearisome

See Also: creating by removal, production

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