trap-and-drain auger
- noun
- Specialized
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serpiente de fontanero
- The plumber used a trap-and-drain auger to clear the stubborn clog in the kitchen sink.
Examples
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Before calling for help, she tried a trap-and-drain auger to fix the slow bathroom drain.
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A trap-and-drain auger is essential in any homeowner's toolkit for dealing with minor pipe blockages.
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The plumber used a trap-and-drain auger to clear the blockage.
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Do you own a trap-and-drain auger for your home?
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A trap-and-drain auger is an important tool to have when trying to unclog sinks and toilets.
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Homeowners often rely on a trap-and-drain auger to easily remove blockages from their drains.
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Using a trap-and-drain auger can save you money on plumbing services by clearing clogs yourself.
Synonyms
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8.2
A long flexible metal tool for clearing blockages in curved pipes
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5.2
A long flexible metal tool for clearing clogs in pipes
A plumbing tool with a long flexible shaft and a crank handle used to clear toilet clogs
How Flexible
Surface Forms
Morphology
trap-and-drain + auger
The phrase is a straightforward noun phrase where the modifier 'trap-and-drain' specifies the intended use of the noun 'auger' (an auger for traps and drains). If a B1 learner knows 'trap', 'drain', and 'auger' (a tool for clearing blockages), the overall meaning — a plumbing auger used to clear traps and drains — is directly inferable, so the composition is transparent.
Etymology
The tool trap-and-drain auger is named for how it works: a long, coiled wire called an auger is pushed into the sink drain and into the curved trap under the sink to pull out a 'clog'. That's why the name means a tool used to clear blockages from pipes.