goring
Bull's violent thrust
Goring is the act of piercing or stabbing with a horn or tusk.
Bulls gore matadors; wild boars gore hunting dogs.
The word almost always involves animals with pointed protrusions attacking people or other animals: The hiker was gored by an elk.
Metaphorical use is rare—the violence is too specific and visceral to abstract easily.
Pointed animal headgear
- tuskExtended external tooth
- pierceMake hole through
- punctureHole from penetration
- stabPierce with point
skewer · transfix · penetrate · thrust · jab · spear · lance · perforate
Coiled, or an injury
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- punctureHole from penetration
gash · tear · blood · emergency · surgery · hospitalization · fatality · victim
Bullfight's fatal sword wielder
- corridaFormal Spanish bull contest
- toreadorSpanish bullfight participant
- picadorMounted bullfight lancer
- banderilleroDart-placing bullfight participant
arena · bull · horn · charge · cape · muleta · traje de luces · ole
Place within another thing
- panelDistinct flat section
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- gussetReinforcing fabric insert
- expandableAble to be enlarged
stretch · side panel · slip-on · ankle boot · triangular · inset · fabric
horn
Pointed animal headgear
stab · skewer · transfix · penetrate · thrust · jab · spear · lance · perforate · impale
wound
Coiled, or an injury
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
puncture · gash · tear · blood · emergency · surgery · hospitalization · fatality · victim · abdominal
matador
Bullfight's fatal sword wielder
- corridaFormal Spanish bull contest
- toreadorSpanish bullfight participant
- picadorMounted bullfight lancer
banderillero · arena · bull · horn · charge · cape · muleta · traje de luces · ole · Pamplona
insert
Place within another thing
expandable · stretch · side panel · slip-on · ankle boot · triangular · inset · fabric
- wildlife dangershark attack, bear attack, lion attack, tiger attack, crocodile attack
- attacksattack, assault, raid, strike, offensive
- San FerminPamplona, running of the bulls, bulls, fiesta, white clothing
- animal liabilitystrict liability, dog bites, dangerous animals, dangerous dogs, animal attacks
- animal defensespoison, venom, toxin, toxins, horns
- bodily harmhurt, injure, wound, harm, injuries