rebore
Verb
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Verb
rebore (rebores, present participle reboring; past and past participle rebored)
- (transitive) To bore through an existing hole, generally to correct its shape.
- If you want to keep using that rifle, you'll have to rebore the barrel.
- The cylinders of your engine are so worn the rings don't seal any more; you have to have it rebored to stop it from burning oil.
rebore (plural rebores)
- (automotive) The process of modifying the bore of an engine.
- 2005, Daniel Stapleton, How to Plan and Build a Fast Road Car (page 14)
- However, any increase in capacity is useful and, if an engine is worn and needs a rebore, it's worth considering boring to a near maximum size rather than simply having it bored to the next oversize.
- 2005, Daniel Stapleton, How to Plan and Build a Fast Road Car (page 14)
- (transitive, rare) Simple past tense and past participle of rebear, generally used in the context of Christianity.
- And on that day the Lord rebore me and I was reborn.
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