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booze¹ /bu:z/ v [I] slang to drink alcohol, especially too much alcohol: He's out boozing with his friends.
booze² n [U] slang alcoholic drink
booz·er /'bu:zər/ n slang 1 a person who boozes often 2 BrE a PUB
'booze-up n BrE slang an occasion, for example a party, when a lot of alcohol is drunk
booz·y /'bu:zi/ adj showing signs of heavy drinking of alcohol: a boozy party/old man —ily adv —iness n [U]
bop¹ /bɒp||bɑ:p/ v -pp- [T] infml to hit with the hand or something held in the hand —bop n: a bop on the head
bop² v -pp- [I] infml, esp BrE to dance in an informal way, especially to popular music in a DISCO: bopping (around) to the latest hits —bop n: Shall we have a bop?
bop³ also bebop n [U] a type of JAZZ music developed in the 1940s, which typically has difficult instrumental parts and complicated RHYTHMS
Bo Peep /bəʊ 'pi:p/ → see LITTLE BO PEEP
Bor·deaux /bɔ:'dəʊ||bɔ:r-/ n 1 [C,U] a wine that comes from the Bordeaux area in SW France 2 a port and area of SW France, famous for its food and wine
bor·del·lo /bɔ:'deləʊ||bɔ:r-/ n pl. -los especially lit a BROTHEL
Bor·den, Liz·zie /'bɔ:dn||'bɔ:rdn, 'lizi/ (1860–1927) a US woman who many people believed killed her father and his new wife with an AXE in 1892
bor·der¹ /'bɔ:dər||'bɔ:r-/ n 1 an edge running around or along something, often having a decorative purpose: a white handkerchief with a blue border | a border of flowers round the lawn 2 [(between, with)] (and near) the dividing line between two countries: soldiers guarding the border | to cross the border into Spain | within our borders | a town in eastern France, near the border with Germany | a border town/area/dispute 3 north of the border BrE in Scotland: Let's now look at the election campaign north of the border.
border² v [T] 1 to form a border to: fields bordered by woods 2 to share a border with: France borders Germany along parts of the Rhine. 3 [(with)] to provide with a border, especially for decoration: to border a skirt with lace
border on/upon sthg. phr v [T] to be very much like; VERGE ON: strange behaviour that borders on madness
bor·der·land /'bɔ:dəlænd||'bɔ:rdər-/ n 1 [C] land at or near the border of two countries 2 [S] a condition between two other conditions and like each of them in certain ways: the borderline between sleeping and waking
bor·der·line /'bɔ:dəlaɪn||'bɔ:rdər-/ n [(between)] 1 [C usually sing.] (a line marking) a border: the borderline between France and Germany on the map 2 [S] an uncertain dividing line between two (opposite) conditions: the borderline between genius and madness/between passing and failing the exam | Ann will certainly pass the exam, but Susan is a borderline case. (=may or may not pass)
Bor·ders, the /'bɔ:dəzl||'bɔ:rdərz/ an area in Scotland close to the border with England, known for its low hills
bore¹ /bɔ:r/ past tense of BEAR
bore² n 1 [C] derogs a dull uninteresting person whom other people quickly become tired of, especially one who talks continually or repeatedly in an uninteresting way: She's become an awful bore since she got married to him. | Don't mention computers – he's a real bore on the subject. | a crashing bore 2 [S] infml, esp BrE something which is rather unpleasant or annoying; NUISANCE: It's a bore having to go out again on a cold night like this.
bore³ v [T] to make (someone) tired or uninterested, especially by continual dull talk: He bored us all by talking for hours about his new car. | (slang) That guy really bores the pants off me.
bore⁴ v [I+adv/prep;T] to make a round hole or passage (in something): This machine can bore through solid rock. | Worms have bored into the wood. | to bore a hole/a well | (fig.) to bore one's way through a crowd of people
bore⁵ n 1 [(often in comb.)] a measurement of the size of a hole, especially of the width of the inside of a gun barrel or pipe: a 12-bore shotgun | a small-bore rifle 2 also borehole — a hole made by boring, especially for oil, water etc
bore⁶ n a very large wave caused by a movement of the sea running up a narrow river: a tidal bore
bored /bɔ:d||bɔ:rd/ adj [(with)] tired and uninterested: She's bored with her job. | a bored expression on her face | I was bored stiff/bored to death/bored to tears by their trivial conversation.
bore·dom /'bɔ:dəm||'bɔ:r-/ n [U] the state of being bored: She made no attempt to conceal her boredom.
bore·hole /'bɔ:həl||'bɔ:r-/ n a BORE
bor·er /'bɔ:rər/ n a person, tool, or insect that makes round holes
Borg, Björn /bɔ:g||bɔ:rg, bjɔ:n||bjɔ:rn/ (1956–) a Swedish tennis player who won the men's SINGLES (=when one man plays against another man) competition at Wimbledon every year for five years, from 1976 to 1980
Bor·ges, Jor·ge Lu·is /'bɔ:heɪs||'bɔ:r-, 'hɔ:heɪ lu'i:s||'hɔ:r-/ (1899–1986) an Argentinian poet and writer of short stories. He is known for his imaginative style of MAGIC REALISM (=a type of literature in which impossible events are described as if they are real).
Bor·gias, the /'bɔ:dʒəs||'bɔ:r-/ a powerful wealthy Italian family in the 15th and early 16th centuries, known for their cruel determination to gain political power. Lucrezia Borgia (1480–1519) became the Duchess of Ferrara and invited the best writers and artists to stay at her house. Her brother Cesare Borgia (1476–1507) was a successful soldier and ruler, and the Prince in Machiavelli's book The Prince is based on him.
bor·ing /'bɔ:rɪŋ/ adj dull or uninteresting; TEDIOUS: a boring job/film/person | The lecture was deadly boring. (=extremely boring) —ly adv: boringly predictable
born¹ /bɔ:n||bɔ:rn/ past participle of BEAR²
born² adj [no comp.] 1 [F] brought into existence by or as if by birth: Shakespeare was born in 1564. | The baby was born at 8 o'clock. | Don't try and tell me any lies; I wasn't born yesterday, you know! | He's a countryman born and bred (=was born and grew up in the country) so he doesn't like big cities. | The people won their independence, and a new nation was born. | He spoke with a cynicism born of bitter experience. 2 [F] from or by birth; originally: He was born French, but applied for Canadian citizenship when he grew up. 3 having a stated quality from or as if from birth: a born leader/writer | He was born lucky. | [F+to-v] She was born to succeed. (=it was always clear that she would do so) 4 born with a silver spoon in one's mouth derog having money and social advantages from birth 5 in all my born days infml in all my life 6 there's one born every minute a phrase used when saying that someone has acted very foolishly 7 -born born in the stated way: American-born | first-born | still-born (=born dead) → see also UNBORN, to the manner born (MANNER)
'born-again adj having accepted a particular religion, especially EVANGELICAL Christianity, often through a deep spiritual experience: a born-again Christian | (fig.) a born-again non-smoker/jogger
CULTURAL NOTE Born-again Christians People who become born-again Christians believe that their new faith in Jesus Christ helps them to start a new life. People often think about a typical born-again Christian as someone who has very traditional ideas about family life, sex etc, and who is very eager to persuade other people to join their church. They usually belong to EVANGELICAL churches, and in the US they are known for supporting the MORAL MAJORITY.
borne /bɔ:n||bɔ:rn/ 1 past participle of BEAR 2 borne in on/upon brought firmly to the consciousness of: Slowly it was borne in on the citizens that the enemy had surrounded them. 3 -borne carried as stated: waterborne diseases | Some plants have windborne seeds.
Bor·ne·o /'bɔ:nɪəʊ||'bɔ:r-/ the largest island of the Malay Archipelago (=a group of many islands) in southeast Asia. Part of it belongs to Malaysia and part of it to Indonesia, and it also includes the Sultanate of BRUNEI. Population: 12,000,000 (1991). It is known for its tropical forests.