BORK

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Bork

A surname.

Etymology 2

Verb

Bork (third-person singular simple present Borks, present participle Borking, simple past Borked, past participle Borken or Borked)

Alternative letter-case form of bork.

Etymology 1

Verb

bork (third-person singular simple present borks, present participle borking, simple past and past participle borked)

(ambitransitive, US politics, often, pejorative) To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc, through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy. [from 1987]

Etymology 2

Verb

bork (third-person singular simple present borks, present participle borking, simple past borked, past participle borken or borked)

(transitive, slang) To misconfigure, break, or damage, especially a computer or other complex device.

(intransitive, slang) To become broken or damaged, especially of a computer or other complex device.

Etymology 3

Noun

bork (plural borks)

(informal) The bald notothen or bald rockcod (Pagothenia borchgrevinki), a species of cod icefish (Nototheniidae) native to the Southern Ocean.

Etymology 4

Noun

bork (plural borks)

(Internet slang, humorous) The sound a dog makes.

Source: Wiktionary



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IMMOBILIZATION

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