bore draw

noun

A draw in which neither team scores, i.e. the game ends 0–0.

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Meanings

nounbore draw (plural bore draws)

plural bore draws · alternative bore-draw

  1. ball gamesA draw in which neither team scores, i.e. the game ends 0–0.

    "ROB GREEN was the hero as his penalty save allowed returning Eden Hazard to settle this bore draw in a shootout."

    2018 August 7, Tom Barclay, “KANTE BELIEVE IT Chelsea 0 Lyon 0 (5-4 pens): Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante return as Rob Green makes Blues debut in goal”, in The Sun
  2. rareball gamesA draw in which both teams score but it is considered a boring game to watch.

Origin

From the notion that a scoreless draw is boring to watch.

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APA

bore draw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bore%20draw

MLA

“bore draw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bore%20draw. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bore draw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bore%20draw.

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