Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

full-bore

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: ful-l--bore
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a relatively large caliber.

adj

Thoroughgoing; complete; total.

adv

At top speed; with full power.

Example Sentences

"Mounted on the wall was a full-bore elephant gun."
"The problem had grown into a full-bore crisis."
"He is a full-bore environmental activist."
"The car raced full-bore into oncoming traffic."
"He is full-bore into environmental activism."

Etymology

Etymology tree English full Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Germanic *burōną Proto-West Germanic *borōn Old English borian Middle English boren English bore English full-bore From full + bore (“the barrel of a gun”).

Inflected Forms

full bore (alternative)

Synonyms

full-blown full-on full-fledged full throttle full speed ahead full tilt full tilt boogie balls to the wall balls-out pedal to the metal

Questions

What does full-bore mean?: Having a relatively large caliber.
Where does full-bore come from?: Etymology tree English full Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Germanic *burōną Proto-West Germanic *borōn Old English borian Middle English boren English bore English full-bore From full + bore (“the barrel of a gun”).

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