1
: a small usually triangular piece of land
2
a
: a tapering or triangular piece (as of cloth in a skirt)
b
: an elastic gusset for providing a snug fit in a shoe
gored; goring
gored; goring
: to pierce or wound with something pointed (such as a horn or knife)
gored by a bull
Examples of gore in a Sentence
Verb (2)
running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, may sound like fun, but the bulls have been known to gore runners who get too close
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Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
The show’s intellectual horrors in no way dilute the on-screen gore, though.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, a New Jersey man who was visiting Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In lieu of baroque prosthetic gore and over-the-top CGI effects, the movie leans into silence and darkness for much of its 81-minute run time.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
The show’s intellectual horrors in no way dilute the on-screen gore, though.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
This deer can’t even grab a bite at the local deer feeder without getting gored.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, a New Jersey man who was visiting Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Gore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gore. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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gore
1 of 4 noun
ˈgō(ə)r 
ˈgȯ(ə)r
: a tapering or triangular piece of cloth (as in a skirt)
gore
2 of 4 verb
gored; goring
1
: to cut into a tapering triangular form
2
: to provide with a gore
gore
3 of 4 verb
gored; goring
: to pierce or wound with something pointed (as a tusk or horn)
gore
4 of 4 noun1
: blood entry 1 sense 1a
especially
: clotted blood
2
: violent or bloody images
Etymology
Noun
Old English gāre "triangular piece of land"
Verb
Middle English goren "pierce, gore"
Noun
Old English gor "filth"
Biographical Definition
Gore
biographical name
Albert, Jr. 1948– American politician and environmentalist; vice president of the U.S. (1993–2001)
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