Sekirov Dictionary

auger

UK /ˈɔː.ɡə(ɹ)/US /ˈɔ.ɡɚ/

noun 4
verb 3
forms 3
phrases 1

noun4

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A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
- Pete Burnett needs a fan belt for his auger. — 1996
A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e.g. for fence posts
A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study.
A snake or plumber's snake (plumbing tool).

verb3

To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.
•
To proceed in the manner of an auger.
- It augered into the water and vanishedunder the surface only to float up again, its keel pointing skyward. — 2010
To daydream.

forms

augered · augering · augers

Phrases with auger

auger in
To crash catastrophically into the ground.

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