Definition of auger Auger

/ɔˈgɚ/ - [oger] - au•ger

We found 12 definitions of auger from 6 different sources.

What does auger mean?

Noun Plural: augers
auger - hand tool for boring holes
		gimlet, screw auger, wimble
auger - a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
		plumber's snake
		snake limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

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auger (Noun)
A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet.
auger (Noun)
A snake or plumber's snake .
auger (Noun)
A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e. g. for fence posts.
auger (Noun)
A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study.
auger (Verb)
To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.

auger (n.)
A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge.
auger (n.)
An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks, for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining water.

auger
aw′gėr, n. a carpenter's tool used for boring holes in wood.—n. Au′ger-bit, an auger that fits into a carpenter's brace (see Brace). [A corr. of nauger, an auger, A.S. nafugár—nafu, a nave of a wheel, gár, a piercer. See Nave (of a wheel), Gore, a triangular piece.]

auger
A wimble, or instrument for boring holes for bolts, tree-nails, and other purposes.

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