gore

/gɔər/

/gɔ/

Other forms: gored; gores

Do you like horror movies? Then you probably like gore: bloody, yucky, violent action.

Gore certainly includes the bloody violence in zombie movies, but it can also refer to real-life violence, especially bloodshed and murder. If you stabbed someone with a sword, you gored them. An animal with sharp horns, like a bull, can gore a person to death. Gore is also blood that's clotting in a wound. An un-bloody, unrelated meaning of gore is a triangle-shaped piece of cloth used in making umbrellas, sails, and some clothes.

Definitions of gore

1. noun

   coagulated blood from a wound
   type of:

   blood

   the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
2. noun

   the shedding of blood resulting in murder
   synonyms: bloodshed

   type of:

   execution, murder, slaying

   unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
3. verb

   wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
   type of:

   pierce, thrust

   penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
4. noun

   a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails
   synonyms: panel

   type of:

   piece of cloth, piece of material

   a separate part consisting of fabric
5. verb

   cut into gores
   “gore a skirt”

   type of:

   cut, tailor

   style and tailor in a certain fashion