gore
/ɡɔːr/
verb
- (of an animal) to pierce or wound with a horn or tusk.
- The rhinoceros may gore anything that threatens its calf.
- The bull tried to gore the matador during the fight.
- A wild boar can gore a hunter with its sharp tusks.
Synonyms
noun
- Blood that has been shed, especially when thick and clotted, often associated with violence or injury.
- The battlefield was a terrible sight, covered in mud and gore.
- Some video games are too realistic with their gore for younger players.
- The horror movie was full of gore and scary scenes.
- A triangular piece of fabric inserted into a garment, sail, or umbrella to give it a desired shape or extra width.
- The umbrella's design uses a gore to make it open more smoothly.
- The dress had a gore of lace at the waist for a better fit.
- Sailmakers often add a gore to adjust the shape of the sail.