Auger

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɡə(ɹ)
• Homophones: augur; see also AGA

Alternative forms

• augre

Origin

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

Full definition of auger

Noun

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

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

Anagrams

• argue
• rugae