gore

¹

[ gawr, gohr ]

noun

1. blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
2. murder, bloodshed, violence, etc.:

   That horror movie had too much gore.

Gore

²

[ gawr, gohr ]

noun

1. Albert Arnold, Jr. Al, born 1948, U.S. politician: vice president of the U.S. 1993–2001.

gore

³

[ gawr, gohr ]

verb (used with object)

, gored, gor·ing.

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

Gore

⁴

[ gawr-ey, gohr-ey ]

noun

1. a city in W Ethiopia.

gore

⁵

[ gawr, gohr ]

noun

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

verb (used with object)

, gored, gor·ing.

1. to make or furnish with a gore or gores.

gore

¹

/ ɡɔː /

noun

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

verb

1. tr to make into or with a gore or gores

gore

²

/ ɡɔː /

verb

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

gore

³

/ ɡɔː /

noun

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

Gore

⁴

/ ɡɔː /

noun

1. GoreAl(bert), Jr.1948MUSPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: statesman 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

Derived Forms

• gored, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gore¹

First recorded in before 900; Middle English gor(r)e “filth, moral filth,” Old English gor “dung, bull dung, dirt”; cognate with Dutch goor, Old High German gor “filth,” Old Norse gor “cud”

Origin of gore²

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English gor(r)en “to pierce, stab,” derivative of gōre “spear, javelin, dart,” from Old English gār spear, shaft, arrow”; gore ³

Origin of gore³

First recorded before 900; Middle English gor(e), gar(e) “triangular piece of land, triangular piece of cloth,” Old English gāra “triangular piece of land, corner” (cognate with German Gehre “gusset”); akin to Old English gār “spear”; gore ²( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of gore¹

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

Origin of gore²

C16: probably from Old English gār spear

Origin of gore³

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

Example Sentences

In his manifesto, which he titled “The Inconvenient Truth” — a seeming nod to Al Gore’s documentary about the climate crisis — he wrote that “water sheds around the country, especially in agricultural areas, are being depleted.”

From Salon

Gore case played out in five days in early December 2000.

From Los Angeles Times

"Bush v. Gore set a precedent for the Supreme Court to get involved. It's not clear that they ever should have, or that they should have stopped that recount," Finkelstein said.

From Salon

He started out in the jumping jazz clubs of the 1950s; mastered soul, swing and pop on recordings by Dinah Washington, Frank Sinatra and Lesley Gore; and reached the top 10 in his own right.

From BBC

Lesley Gore was just a teenager when her vocal demos made their way into Quincy Jones's hands in the early 1960s.

From BBC