full-bore
advEtymology From full + bore (“the barrel of a gun”).
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Figuratively At top speed; with full power.
- The car raced full-bore into oncoming traffic.
- He is full-bore into environmental activism.
full-bore
adjEtymology From full + bore (“the barrel of a gun”).
1
Figuratively Thoroughgoing; complete; total.
- The problem had grown into a full-bore crisis.
- He is a full-bore environmental activist.
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Engineering, Firearms, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, War, Weaponry Having a relatively large caliber.
- Mounted on the wall was a full-bore elephant gun.