Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun auger

2 senses of auger

Sense 1
plumber's snake, auger -- (a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes)
       => snake -- (something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake)
       => hand tool -- (a tool used with workers' hands)

Sense 2
auger, gimlet, screw auger, wimble -- (hand tool for boring holes)
       => drill -- (a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows))