Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

auger

 - 7 dictionary results
Grain Auger
Find 1000s of Augers & Conveyors For Sale On TractorHouse.com!
www.TractorHouse.com
Sewer Service & Repair
Trenchless Sewer Replacement Video Inspection, Spot Repair
www.sewers4less.com
Auger at Lowe's®
Get New Lower Prices on Top-Brand Augers at Lowe's® Official Site!
www.Lowes.com

au⋅ger

  [aw-ger]
Use auger in a Sentence
–noun
1. Carpentry.
a. a bit, as for a brace.
b. a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
2. earth auger.
3. a device consisting of a shaft with a broad helical flange rotating within a cylindrical casing to force bulk materials from one end to the other.
4. snake (def. 3a).
Origin:
bef. 900; ME nauger (a nauger misdivided as an auger; cf. adder, apron ), OE nafogār nave-piercer (c. ON nafarr, OS nabugēr, MD navegeer, OHG nabagēr), equiv. to nafa nave2 + gār spear; cf. gore 3 , garlic
Grain Auger
Find 1000s of Augers & Conveyors For Sale On TractorHouse.com!
www.TractorHouse.com
Sewer Service & Repair
Trenchless Sewer Replacement Video Inspection, Spot Repair
www.sewers4less.com

snake

  [sneyk] noun, verb, snaked, snak⋅ing.
–noun
1. any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
2. a treacherous person; an insidious enemy. Compare snake in the grass.
3. Building Trades.
a. Also called auger, plumber's snake. (in plumbing) a device for dislodging obstructions in curved pipes, having a head fed into the pipe at the end of a flexible metal band.
b. Also called wirepuller. a length of resilient steel wire, for threading through an electrical conduit so that wire can be pulled through after it.
–verb (used without object)
4. to move, twist, or wind: The road snakes among the mountains.
–verb (used with object)
5. to wind or make (one's course, way, etc.) in the manner of a snake: to snake one's way through a crowd.
6. to drag or haul, esp. by a chain or rope, as a log.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME (n.); OE snaca; c. MLG snake, ON snākr

Related forms:
snakelike, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To auger
au·ger   (ô'gər)   
n.  

    1. Any of various hand tools, typically having a threaded shank and cross handle, used for boring holes in wood or ice.

    2. A drill bit.

    3. A machine having a rotating helical shaft for boring into the earth.

    4. A rotating helical shaft used to convey material, as in a snow blower.

    1. A machine having a rotating helical shaft for boring into the earth.

    2. A rotating helical shaft used to convey material, as in a snow blower.

tr.v.   au·gered, au·ger·ing, au·gers
To drill or bore using an auger.

[Middle English, from an auger, alteration of a nauger, from Old English nafogār, auger; see nobh- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary
snake

  1. in.
    to scheme; to plot and plan. (Prisons.) : He spent a lot of time snaking about that job.
  2. tv.
    to steal something. : Where did you snake that bike?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

auger 
c.1500, faulty separation of M.E. a nauger, from O.E. nafogar "nave drill," from nafu "nave of a wheel" + gar "a spear, borer." For similar misdivisions, see adder. The same change took place in Du. (avegaar).

snake  (v.)
1653, "to twist or wind (something) into the form of a snake," from snake (n.). The intrans. sense of "to move like a snake" is attested from 1848; that of "to wind or twist like a snake" (of roads, etc.) is from 1875.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: snake
Pronunciation: 'snAk
Function: noun
: any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes syn. Ophidia) with a long tapering bodyand with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which is injected through grooved or tubular fangs
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see auger on Thesaurus | Reference
Auger at Lowe's®
Get New Lower Prices on Top-Brand Augers at Lowe's® Official Site!
www.Lowes.com
Awesome Auger $19.99
Make Yard Work a Breeze with the Awesome Auger. Lifetime Guarantee.
AwesomeAugers.com
Auger Post Hole
Deals on Auger Post Hole. Low Prices, Reviews, Free Shipping.
PowerTools.Shopzilla.com
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way