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бур — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • auger noun A tool with a spiralling metal shaft used for boring holes in wood, ice or ground, turned by hand with a brace or driven by a machine.
  • Boer noun A descendant of the Dutch settlers who colonized parts of South Africa, especially a farmer among them.
  • borer noun A tool used for drilling.
  • drill verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
  • rock noun A hard natural mineral material, or a piece of it such as a stone or boulder.

Senses

бур is used for these senses in English:

  • Boer (historical) A Dutch colonist in South Africa during the colonial era, especially a farmer.
  • auger A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
  • borer A tool used for drilling.
  • drill The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.
  • rock (US, _, poker, _, slang) An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.

auger — full definition

  1. noun A tool with a spiralling metal shaft used for boring holes in wood, ice or ground, turned by hand with a brace or driven by a machine.
  2. noun A rotating helical screw inside a tube or trough that moves loose material such as grain, snow, wood pellets or concrete along its length.
  3. verb To bore or drill a hole using such a tool.

Boer — full definition

  1. noun A descendant of the Dutch settlers who colonized parts of South Africa, especially a farmer among them.
  2. noun A soldier who fought on the Boer side in the Boer Wars.

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