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augered

augered is the simple past and past participle of auger.

Meaning of auger

Verb

auger (third-person singular simple present augers, present participle augering, simple past and past participle augered)

  1. To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.
  2. To proceed in the manner of an auger.
    • It augered into the water and vanishedunder the surface only to float up again, its keel pointing skyward.2010, Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul, The Silent Sea
  3. (uncommon, Arkansas, Missouri) To daydream.

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Phrases with augered

Questions about augered

What is augered the simple past and past participle of?
Augered is the simple past and past participle of auger.

Words near augered in the dictionary

  1. auger in
  2. Auger shower
  3. Auger showers
  4. auger-fish
  5. Auger-Meitner effect
  6. augered
  7. augered in
  8. augerer
  9. augerers
  10. augering
  11. augering in

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