barrenar — meaning in English

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.
• scuttle noun An open bucket or container used for carrying coal.

Senses

barrenar is used for these senses in English:

• auger To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.
• scuttle (transitive) To deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner.

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.

scuttle — full definition

1. noun An open bucket or container used for carrying coal.
2. verb To deliberately sink a ship by making holes in its hull.
3. verb To run with short, hurried steps; to scurry.

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