sore

sore
[[t]sɔ͟ː(r)[/t]]
sorer, sorest, sores
1) ADJ-GRADED If part of your body is sore, it causes you pain and discomfort.

It's years since I've had a sore throat like I did last night...

My chest is still sore from the surgery.

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soreness N-UNCOUNT

The soreness lasted for about six weeks.

2) ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ at/about n/-ing If you are sore about something, you are angry and upset about it. [mainly AM, INFORMAL]

The result is that they are now all feeling very sore at you...

They are sore about losing to England in the quarter-finals.

Syn:
3) N-COUNT A sore is a painful place on the body where the skin is infected.
→ See also cold sore
4) PHRASE: oft PHR with/for/between n If something is a sore point with someone, it is likely to make them angry or embarrassed if you try to discuss it.
to stick out like a sore thumb → see thumb

The continuing presence of American troops on Korean soil remains a very sore point with these students.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • Sore — Sore, a. [Compar. {Sorer}; superl. {Sorest}.] [OE. sor, sar, AS. s[=a]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s?r, G. sehr very, Icel. s[=a]rr, Sw. s[*a]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf. {Sorry}.] 1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sore — [sôr] adj. sorer, sorest [ME sor < OE sar, akin to Ger sehr, very, lit., sore < IE base * sai , pain, sickness > L saevus, raging, terrible, OIr sāeth, illness] 1. a) giving physical pain; painful; tender [a sore throat] b) feeling… …   English World dictionary

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  • sore — ► ADJECTIVE 1) painful or aching. 2) suffering pain. 3) severe; urgent: in sore need. 4) informal, chiefly N. Amer. upset and angry. ► NOUN 1) a raw or painful place on the body. 2) a source of distress or a …   English terms dictionary

  • Sore — Sore, a. [F. saure, sore, sor; faucon sor a sore falcon. See {Sorrel}, n.] Reddish brown; sorrel. [R.] [1913 Webster] {Sore falcon}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Sore}, n., 1. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sore — steht für: ein Wort der deutschen Gaunersprache für (Hehler )Ware, Diebesgut oder Beute, das aus Jiddisch sechoro „Ware“ entlehnt ist, siehe Rotwelsch Sore ist der Name folgender Orte: Sore (Landes), Gemeinde in der Region Aquitanien im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sore — Sore, n. [OE. sor, sar, AS. s[=a]r. See {Sore}, a.] 1. A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil. [1913 Webster] The dogs… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • sore — ● sore nom masculin (grec sôros, tas) Amas de sporanges, situé à la face inférieure d une feuille de fougère. ● sore (homonymes) nom masculin (grec sôros, tas) saur adjectif masculin saure forme conjuguée du verbe …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Sore — may refer to: * A mild pain or ache * A small ulcer, usually open from skin infection * A slang term for angry * Sore, Landes, a village in the Landes département of France * Sore (album), by Buzzov*en …   Wikipedia

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