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auger

UK
/ˈɔːɡə/
US
/ˈɔɡər/

Translations

augernoun
augers
pl
UK
/ˈɔːɡə/
US
/ˈɔɡər/
The carpenter used an auger to drill holes for the wooden pegs.
Le menuisier a utilisé une tarière pour percer des trous pour les chevilles en bois.
vis sans finTechnique, mécanique.
The farmer cleared the grain auger before starting the harvest.
L’agriculteur a dégagé la vis sans fin à grain avant de commencer la récolte.
tarièreSurtout en agriculture et en construction.
The construction crew used an auger to dig holes for the fence posts.
L’équipe de construction a utilisé une tarière pour creuser des trous pour les poteaux de clôture.
Additional translations
térébrideZoologie.
Synonyms
drill
bore
instrument
tool
augerverb
augered
Past Simple
augered
Past Participle
augering
Gerund
UK
/ˈɔːɡə/
US
/ˈɔɡər/
The carpenter augered a hole into the wooden plank to fit the dowel.
Le menuisier a foré un trou dans la planche en bois pour y insérer la cheville.
Additional translations
piquerArgot aéronautique.
convoyerTechnique, mécanique.
Synonyms
bore
dig
puncture
pierce
drill
augeradjective
Used attributively before a noun to denote relation to an auger tool (e.g., "auger bit").
de tarièreTechnique.
He replaced the worn auger teeth with new ones.
Il a remplacé les dents de tarière usées par des neuves.

Definitions

augernoun
A tool with a helical bit for boring holes in wood or the ground.
The carpenter used an auger to drill holes for the wooden pegs.
A large tool for boring into the earth, often used in agriculture or construction.
The construction crew used an auger to dig holes for the fence posts.
A rotating helical screw used for conveying material.
The farmer cleared the grain auger before starting the harvest.
Any of several marine snails of the family Terebridae, having a slender, tapering shell.
On the reef we spotted an auger slowly burrowing into the sand.
augerverb
To bore or drill a hole using an auger tool.
The carpenter augered a hole into the wooden plank to fit the dowel.
To convey or remove material by means of a rotating screw.
The machine augers the wood chips into the hopper.
Slang, usually with "in". To plunge sharply downward and crash, especially of an aircraft.
The damaged plane augered in shortly after takeoff.
augeradjective
Relating to or designed for an auger tool.
He replaced the worn auger teeth with new ones.
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