Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948)
"Al Gore served as vice president to Bill Clinton from 1993 until he lost his bid for re-election in 2000."
coagulated blood from a wound
"The surgeon had to clean away the thick, dark gore before suturing the deep cut."
Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.
"The surveyor measured the gore to determine how much extra asphalt was needed at the intersection."
A triangular piece of land where roads meet.
In plain English: Gore is blood and other body parts that are shown on screen or in videos to make something look scary or violent.
"The news report showed graphic gore from the accident scene."
Usage: Use this word primarily for blood or fabric with jagged tears rather than liquid spills like "blood" alone, and reserve it specifically for road intersections when referring to the triangular plot of land between converging streets. Avoid using it as a verb unless describing the act of cutting material into sharp points.
wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
"The hunter was forced to retreat after he was severely gored by the bull's horn."
To pierce with the horn.
"The sharp blade tore through the fabric, goring it into deep triangular rips."
To cut in a triangular form.
In plain English: To gore means to stab someone with sharp horns, usually from an animal like a bull.
"The movie was so violent that I could not watch because it seemed like people were being gored by bulls on screen."
A surname.
"The Gore family has lived in that village for several generations."
The word "gore" comes from the Old English term for manure or filth. It traveled into modern English with its original meaning of mud and muck.