noun
definition
An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin.
example
They put ointment and a bandage on the sore.
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Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.
verb
definition
To mutilate the legs or feet of (a horse) in order to induce a particular gait.
adjective
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Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
example
Her feet were sore from walking so far.
definition
Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
definition
Dire; distressing.
example
The school was in sore need of textbooks, theirs having been ruined in the flood.
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Feeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered.
example
Joe was sore at Bob for beating him at checkers.
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Criminal; wrong; evil.
adverb
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Very, excessively, extremely (of something bad).
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Sorely.
Examples of sore in a Sentence
She rubbed a sore spot in her lower back.
She woke in the morning feeling sore and tired.
Her throat was sore and she was sneezing and coughing.
Her ribs were sore but no longer painful.
You're going to be too sore to walk tomorrow.
For once, Rhyn was not the sore point.
Half an hour later, her eyes swollen and her chest sore from sobbing, she turned her face up to the warm water in the shower.
A California plate on a motor home will stick out like a sore thumb.
They were sore at again being sent on service without their wives, and complained of harsh treatment from their officers.
She was miserably sore - and from such a short ride.
By the expression on his face, it was a sore subject for him as well.
Her throat was very sore and the doctor thought she would have to go away to the hospital, but she is better now.
The first day was behind him, his muscles weren't overly sore, he seemed to be adjusting to the altitude and he had conquered more hills in one day than a year of Pennsylvania biking would offer.
Here Jerusalem is in sore distress and in urgent need of reorganization.
You can't imagine how sore I am.
Gabe turned towards Rhyn, in sore need of a pep talk as only his best friend could provide.
It remained a sore point with the old man.
It was a period of sore trial to Gallatin.
The "Iliad" tells of almost nothing but war, and one sometimes wearies of the clash of spears and the din of battle; but the "Odyssey" tells of nobler courage--the courage of a soul sore tried, but steadfast to the end.
Swift was naturally a little sore at seeing the see of Hereford slipping through his fingers.
As if aware of much of this, the country was well content with Disraeli's successes at Berlin, though sore on some points, he himself sharing the soreness.
Good advice Hot drinks can relieve the sore throat.
Of consequence, there are few that know how to sympathize with them that are under this sore temptation.
Carmen rubbed her sore neck and searched the room for Alex again, but didn't find him.
Dean wondered if her throat was sore after her pre-dawn glass-breaking scream upon first seeing Edith Shipton's body slowly turning from the end of the sash.
The fatherless child had sore trials.
First thinking you had sore boobs, then you had period pains, then nothing.
She stayed around the house, propping her foot up whenever she sat down, and by evening it was only a little sore.
Every muscle in her body was sore.
Yes, her breasts were sore.
Or that if you have oral sex with someone with a cold sore you could get genital herpes?
We felt all over her and it turned out that she had sore pecks!
You know - if you've ever picked the scab of a sore place.
She stretched; realizing her back was getting sore.
Well… guess that explains why you're sore.
Jeffrey Byrne's wife was in far better physical shape than she had let on, and the pair managed 20 miles before finally calling it quits, not because she was tired, but because, as she said, her what-sis was so sore.
What is called Atholl brose is a compound, in equal parts, of whisky and honey (or oatmeal), which was first commonly used in the district for hoarseness and sore throat.
The Holy See directed all its energies towards the solution of the problem; in the event of its proving to be insoluble, it would take care that it should remain a festering sore in the body of the monarchy.
Even so, it left a large bruise and sore ribs for a few weeks.
After an hour and a half of sore but thorough pleasure, they left, exhausted, with rosy cheeks, wet backsides and aching ankles for the warmth and comfort of Bird Song and mugs of steaming hot chocolate.
Well… guess that explains why you're sore.
As sore and tired as his body felt, all aches and pains were forgotten with what was not a complete revelation, but a scenario that suddenly seemed plausible.
While the limb was sore, the injury was minor.
The angle of decent was mercilessly gradual and her feet were sore by the time she was in icy water up to her knees.
Martin managed a pb and to finish just ahead of Adam, despite having to jog the last mile with an increasingly sore Achilles.
I had gone to work with a slight chill and by the end of the day had a mildly annoying sore throat.
I hit my right hand on the track pretty hard, and got a sore backside, the bike was OK tho!
If the skin feels a little sore apply a shaving balm to the shaved area and a moisturizer to the rest of the face.
For example, spasticity can be aggravated by sensory stimulation from a pressure sore or a distended bladder or rectum.
The former Charlton Athletic defender, who joined the bluebirds this summer, missed the start of their Scandinavian tour with a sore knee.