Auger

English

Etymology

From Middle English nauger, from Old English nafogar (“nave drill”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɡə(r)
• Homophone: augur

Noun

Auger (plural Augers)

1. A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet.
   • 1996, Janette Turner Hospital, Oyster, Virago Press, paperback edition, page 231

     Pete Burnett needs a fan belt for his auger.

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.

Verb

Auger (third-person singular simple present Augers, present participle Augering, simple past and past participle Augered)

1. To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.

Thesaurus

aculeus; acumination; bit; bore; bore bit; borer; brace and bit; breast auger; breast drill; broach; burr; chamfer bit; corkscrew; cross bit; cusp; diamond drill; drill; drill press; gimlet; hand drill; keyway drill; mucro; neb; needle; nib; point; portable drill; posthole auger; power drill; prick; prickle; pump drill; ratchet drill; reamer; rotary drill; star drill; sting; strap drill; tap; tip; trepan; trephine; twist bit; twist drill; wimble