auger
IPA: ˈɔgɝ
noun
- A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
- A snake or plumber's snake (plumbing tool).
- 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 surname from French.
verb
- To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.
- To proceed in the manner of an auger.
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Examples of "auger" in Sentences
- Such an auger is called an earth auger or soil auger.
- A stationary apparatus in the auger rotates the auger.
- The auger conveyor has a driven helical auger located within a tube.
- This invention relates to an auger and to a plow including such auger.
- Such an auger is called an earth auger, soil auger, or post hole digger.
- The Auger is controled by a switch that controls the speed of the auger.
- The auger conveyor has a coolant cooled housing and a coolant cooled auger.
- The most common auger dredge on the global market today is the Versi Dredge.
- Auger spectroscopy involves inducing the Auger effect with an electron beam.