Gore

1 vice president of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) [syn: Al Gore, Albert Gore Jr.]

2 coagulated blood from a wound

3 a triangular piece of cloth

4 the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the blood of his kinsmen" [syn: bloodshed, blood]

1 wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument

2 cut into gores; "gore a skirt"

English

Pronunciation

• /goʊr/, /gɔ:/

  Rhymes with: -ɔː(r)

Etymology 1

gor.

Noun

1. In the context of "obsolete|_|except in dialects": Dirt, filth.
2. Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.

Derived terms

• gory

Translations

Etymology 2

Unknown origin.

Verb

1. In the context of "of an animal": To pierce with the horns.

   The bull gored the matador.

Translations

Etymology 3

gāra.

Noun

1. A triangular piece of land where roads meet.
2. A triangular patch of fabric.

Anagrams

• rego

Bosnian

Noun

1. Plural of gora

Croatian

Adverb

1. up

Adjective

1. worse (comparison)

Noun

1. Plural of gora

Kurdish

Noun

1. stockings

Serbian

Noun

1. Plural of gora

Gore may refer to:

• "Kensington Gore", English theatre slang for stage blood.
• Graphic violence visually depicted, especially the realistic depiction of serious physical injuries involving blood, flesh and bone matter.
• Splatter film, a horror genre also known as "gore film".

A triangular segment:

• Gore (segment), a triangular piece of cloth or metal used in three-dimensional fabrication.
• Gore (road), a narrow, triangular area of land often found at road merges and diverges.

A place:

• Gore (surveying), an unincorporated area which is not part on any town and has limited self-government.
• Gore, Ethiopia.
• Gore, New Zealand.
• Gore Township, Michigan.
• Gore, Oklahoma.
• Gore (hundred), a historic subdivision of Middlesex.
• Hibberts Gore, Maine, an unincorporated area in Lincoln County, Maine.
• Gore Range, Colorado.
• Gore Canyon, Colorado.
• Gore, Nova Scotia.
• Goré, Chad, in the Logone Oriental Region
• A mythical place mentioned in Arthurian legend, ruled by King Urien and probably based on the historical kingdom of Rheged.
• Kensington Gore, a street in Kensington, West London.

A person:

• Al Gore, the 45th Vice President of the United States.
• Albert Gore, Sr., United States Senator.
• Bill Gore founder of WL Gore and Associates
• Charles Gore an English divine and Anglican bishop who founded the Community of the Resurrection.
• Frank Gore, American Football Player.
• Lesley Gore, American singer.
• Martin L. Gore, a member of synthpop band Depeche Mode.
• Thomas Gore, United States Senator.
• Gore Verbinski, an American director.
• Gore Vidal is an American author.

In entertainment:

• The Unseen (book), a horror-mystery novel by Joseph Citro also known as The Gore.
• Gore: Ultimate Soldier, a first-person shooter videogame published by DreamCatcher Games.
• The Gore, a wrestling move used by Rhyno.
• Gore, a Dutch rock band formed in 1986.

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