Meaning

A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet..

Definitions by Sense

1. A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
2. A snake or plumber's snake (plumbing tool).
3. A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e.g. for fence posts
4. A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study.
5. To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.
6. To proceed in the manner of an auger.
7. (Arkansas, Missouri, uncommon) To daydream.

Example Sentences

Pete Burnett needs a fan belt for his auger.

It augered into the water and vanishedunder the surface only to float up again, its keel pointing skyward.

There was no way to measure progress inside the sphere, to know whether it spun or leapt or wobbled like a top as it augered through the years.

It augers down again behind him to gyre like a mindless deadly battling top.

Word Forms

• augers
• augre
• augering
• augered

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When Should You Use Auger?

Use auger when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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