dor
1 of 4noun (1)
variants or dorr or less commonly dor bug
ˈdȯ(ə)r,
-ȯ(ə)
plural -s
: any of various insects that fly with a buzzing noise —used often in combination
dor fly
dor
2 of 4noun (2)
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variants or less commonly dorre
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plural -s
archaic
: trick, deception, mockery
dor
3 of 4transitive verb
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variants or less commonly dorre
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dorred; dorred; dorring; dors also dorres
obsolete
: to make a fool of : mock
Dor
4 of 4noun (3)
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plural Dor or Dors
: bongo
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English dorre, dore, from Old English dora bumblebee; akin to Middle Low German dorte drone, Old English drān
Noun (2)
probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse dār mockery, from dāra
Transitive verb
probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse dāra to mock, scoff, from Middle Low German bedōren to make a fool of, from dōre fool, lunatic; akin to Middle Dutch dōr fool, Middle High German tōre fool, lunatic, deaf person, dōsen to be quiet, doze, Latin fumus smoke
- give (someone) a yell
- give (someone) an eyeful
- give (someone) gyp
- give (someone) hell
- give (someone) holy hell
- give (someone) one's word
- give (someone) pause
- give (someone) pause for thought
- give (someone) the ax
- give (someone) the bird
- give (someone) the chop
- give (someone) the elbow
- give (someone) the eye
- give (someone) the finger
- give (someone) the hook
- give (someone) the pink slip
- give (someone) the push
- give (someone) the runaround
- give (someone) the sack
- give (someone) the shirt off one's back
- give (someone) the shivers
- give (someone) the slip
- give (someone) the time of day
- give (someone) to understand
- give (someone) up for lost