Auger Definition

ôgər
augers
noun
augers
Any of various hand tools, typically having a threaded shank and cross handle, used for boring holes in wood or ice.
American Heritage
A narrow tool for boring holes in wood, etc., with a sharp end for cutting and spiral grooves for channeling the shavings out of the hole: it is larger than a gimlet.
Webster's New World
A drill bit.
American Heritage
A similar but larger tool, as for boring holes in the earth.
Webster's New World
A machine having a helical flange attached to a rotating shaft, used for drilling and boring or as a conveyor of loose material.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
To drill, bore, or convey using an auger.
American Heritage
To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Auger

Noun

Singular:
auger
Plural:
augers

Origin of Auger

  • Middle English from an auger alteration of a nauger from Old English nafogār auger nobh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English nauger, from Old English nafogār (“nave drill”), from Proto-Germanic *nabōgaizaz. Cognate with Dutch avegaar.

    From Wiktionary

Auger Sentence Examples

  • These figures do not auger well for the future of British farming.

  • It contains a very powerful auger to crush snow and if you don't wait until the power is shut off to put your hand in the machine, you run the risk of severe injury.

  • In all the cases, the central auger should always be inspected for wear from the top.

  • Elkington showed that by cutting a deep drain through the clay, aided when necessary by wells or auger holes, the subjacent bed of sand or gravel in which a body of water is pent up by the clay, as in a vessel, might be tapped and the water conveyed harmlessly in the covered drain to the nearest ditch or stream.

  • Ascension pipes give trouble unless they are frequently cleared by an instrument called an "auger," whilst the arch pipe is fitted with hand holes through which it may be easily cleared in case of stoppage.

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