to gore

Examples

• All

• If a bull gores somebody to death, the bull must be killed but not eaten.

• The bull that had gored that first eye out was still a mainstay of the rodeo show.

  Fiction book (1997)

• DUNCAN: A buffalo took a shot in the shoulder, then gored him.

  I Dreamed of Africa (2000)

• They gored one of the farmer's cows to death the other day.

  Women in Love (1969)

• He was gored by a wild Espar.

  Thru the Moebius Strip (2005)

• The bull gored the matador with its sharp horn during the fight.

• While hunting in Africa, he was gored by a wild boar after it charged at him.

• She witnessed a bison gore a man who got too close to its calf.

Synonyms

H

to horn

vsto gore

9 8.0

To stab or pierce with a hard point on an animal's head

is the broader act of wounding, often carried out with those head parts

S

to spear

vsto gore

8 4.9

To pierce something with a long sharp point like a stick or fork

is a broader wounding action often done by animal body parts rather than tools

T

to tusk

vsto gore

8.4

To stab with a long pointed tooth or horn

is a broader wounding action often done with those animal parts

Antonyms

H

to heal

481 1.2

To become healthy again after an injury, illness, or emotional pain

Compounds

G

graphic gore

• Offensive

8.4

Very violent and bloody scenes in films, video games, or other media

P

plenty of gore

• NSFW

7.2

A large amount of violent, bloody scenes in films or books

How Severe

to impale

• Offensive

26 7.7

to gore

• NSFW

8 7.4

to stab

• NSFW

459 2.7

to wound

617 2.3

to graze

31 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology