sore
part of speech
adjective (sorer, sorest); noun (a sore, sores)
meaning for a pupil
1) Sore means painful, aching or tender, especially when touched or used. tree →
2) A sore is a painful spot on the skin, often red or broken. tree →
3) Sore (informal, mostly American) means upset or annoyed. tree →
4) A sore point is a subject that upsets someone. tree →
sense in the lessons
In health lessons, a sore throat often comes with a cold; sore muscles come after exercise; a sore that does not heal should be shown to a doctor. In everyday talk, "a sight for sore eyes" is someone you are very happy to see. Phrases: sore throat, sore eyes, sore muscles, a cold sore, a sore loser (someone who is angry when they lose), stick out like a sore thumb.
examples
- I have a sore throat and a cough. tree →
- My legs are sore after the race. tree →
- He has a cold sore on his lip. tree →
- My eyes are sore from the swimming pool. tree →
- Don't be a sore loser — shake hands. tree →
- Her red hat stuck out like a sore thumb. tree →
- You're a sight for sore eyes! tree →
- And his nose was all sore. tree →
note
Do not confuse sore (painful) with saw (past of see, and a tool) or soar (fly high) — they can sound the same. A sore loser is someone who complains or sulks when losing; good sportsmanship means losing kindly.
In the corpora
- Babies wear nappies, which are changed six to ten times a day, and nappy cream stops sore skin.
- And bots are not doctors or friends: a sore tummy or a sad feeling goes to a grown-up who knows you.
- Singing with a sore throat can strain the voice and make it worse; singers rest, drink water and avoid shouting.
- Skin even fights back against rubbing: a blister cushions a sore spot, and a guitarist's fingertips grow thick hard calluses.
- Cutting toenails straight across helps stop ingrown toenails, where the edge grows into the skin and can get sore and infected.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sore» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.