auger vs bit

auger

noun
  • A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e.g. for fence posts 

  • A snake or plumber's snake (plumbing tool). 

  • A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study. 

  • A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet. 

verb
  • To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger. 

  • To proceed in the manner of an auger. 

bit

noun
  • A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes. 

  • A gag of a style similar to a bridle. 

  • A small amount of something. 

  • An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc. 

  • The bevelled front edge of an axehead along which the cutting edge runs. 

  • A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal. 

  • A gun. 

  • The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit. 

  • A portion of something. 

  • A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0. 

  • In the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12½ cents; also, the sum of 12½ cents. 

  • The cutting iron of a plane. 

  • Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values. 

  • A unit of measure for information entropy. 

  • A prison sentence, especially a short one. 

  • A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC). 

  • A unit of currency or coin in the Americas worth a fraction of a Spanish dollar; now specifically, an eighth of a US dollar. 

  • Fractions of a second. 

  • Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit. 

  • The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers. 

  • Specifically, a small amount of time. 

verb
  • To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse). 

  • simple past tense of bite 

adj
  • Having been bitten. 

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