AUGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does auger mean? 

• AUGER (noun)
  The noun AUGER has 2 senses:

1. a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes

2. hand tool for boring holes

  Familiarity information: AUGER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AUGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

auger; plumber's snake; snake

Hypernyms ("auger" is a kind of...):

hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)

snake (something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "auger"):

trap-and-drain auger (a plumber's snake for clearing a trap and drain)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hand tool for boring holes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

auger; gimlet; screw auger; wimble

Hypernyms ("auger" is a kind of...):

drill (a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows))