verb
gore
To wound by piercing with a horn, tusk, or similar point.
A cornered bull can gore anyone who gets too close.
Etymology
Probably related to gār, “spear,” through the idea of piercing. The proposed ancestry is uncertain.
More examples
- The boar gored the hunter in the leg.
- She barely avoided being gored by the bison.
- An elephant can gore an attacker with its tusks.
Forms
gore · gores · gored · goring