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
- 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.
- 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.
- verb To bore or drill a hole using such a tool.
Boer — full definition
- noun A descendant of the Dutch settlers who colonized parts of South Africa, especially a farmer among them.
- noun A soldier who fought on the Boer side in the Boer Wars.