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goring

[ gawr-ing, gor- ]
/ ˈgɔr ɪŋ, ˈgɒr- /
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noun Nautical.

the triangular area along a leech of a square sail, created by the presence of a gore.

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RELATED WORDS

carnage, blood, slaughter, lance, gouge, spear, wound, stab, stick, puncture, impale, perforate

Nearby words

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  7. gorehound,
  8. goren,
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Origin of goring

First recorded in 1620–30; gore3 + -ing1

Göring

or Goe·ring

[ gair-ing, gur-; German gœ-ring ]
/ ˈgɛər ɪŋ, ˈgɜr-; German ˈgœ rɪŋ /

noun

Her·mann Wil·helm [her-mahn vil-helm, hur-muh n-wil-helm; German her-mahn vil-helm] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˈvɪl hɛlm, ˈhɜr mənˈwɪl hɛlm; German ˈhɛr mɑn ˈvɪl hɛlm/, 1893–1946, German field marshal and Nazi party leader.

gore

2
[ gawr, gohr ]
/ gɔr, goʊr /

verb (used with object), gored, gor·ing.

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

Origin of gore

2
1350–1400; Middle English goren; see gore3

gore

3
[ gawr, gohr ]
/ gɔr, goʊr /

noun

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).
one of the panels, usually tapering or shaped, making up a garment, as a skirt.
a triangular tract of land, especially one lying between larger divisions.

verb (used with object), gored, gor·ing.

to make or furnish with a gore or gores.

Origin of gore

3
before 900; Middle English; Old English gāra corner (cognate with German Gehre gusset); compare Old English gār spear
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British Dictionary definitions for goring

gore

1
/ (ɡɔː) /

noun

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

Word Origin for gore

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

gore

2
/ (ɡɔː) /

verb

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

Word Origin for gore

C16: probably from Old English gār spear

gore

3
/ (ɡɔː) /

noun

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

verb

(tr) to make into or with a gore or gores
Derived Formsgored, adjective

Word Origin for gore

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

Gore

/ (ɡɔː) /

noun

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

Göring

Goering

/ (German ˈɡøːrɪŋ) /

noun

Hermann Wilhelm (ˈhɛrman ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1893–1946, German Nazi leader and field marshal. He commanded Hitler's storm troops (1923) and as Prussian prime minister and German commissioner for aviation (1933–45) he founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war. Sentenced to death at Nuremberg, he committed suicide
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