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to auger in

to auger in

1 8.7
To make holes in the ground with a long drill to put in posts or signs
  • phrasal verb
  • Specialized
: perforar
  • The workers needed to auger in the posts before the concrete set.

Examples

  • The workers will auger in the new fence posts tomorrow.

  • She carefully augered in the anchors for each new fence section.

  • Contractors often auger in support poles to ensure stability in loose soil.

  • Can you auger in the signs before the event?

  • Contractors often auger in support poles to ensure stability in loose soil.

  • The workers needed to auger in the posts before the concrete set.

  • Can you auger in the signs before the event?

Synonyms

to drill
vsto auger in
211 2.2

To make a hole by using a tool that turns

is specific to making holes in the ground to set posts or signs

How Deep

bore
  • Specialized
20 6.0
to auger in
  • Specialized
1 8.7
to drill
211 2.2
to dig
652 1.0
to core
8 4.3

Surface Forms

auger in infinitive
augered in past
augered in past participle
augering in present participle
augers in third person singular

Morphology

auger + in

The meaning is directly derivable from 'auger' (a boring tool) combined with the directional particle 'in' — it literally means to bore or drive an auger into the ground to set posts. This is a regular instrument + direction composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the sense.

Etymology

Auger in comes from the tool called an auger and the simple idea of pushing it in to the ground. Picture turning the auger into the earth to make a hole and then placing a post inside, so 'to auger in' means 'to drill holes in the ground to set posts or signs'.