1. [noun] A pit or hole which has been bored.
2. [noun] Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
3. [verb] Present participle of bore
4. [adjective] Causing boredom.
5. [noun] The act of drilling.
6. [noun] The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum.
7. [adjective] 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'.