au·ger 
(ôgər)
(ôgər)n.
1.
a. Any of various hand tools, typically having a threaded shank and cross handle, used for boring holes in wood or ice.
b. A drill bit.
2.
a. A machine having a helical flange attached to a rotating shaft, used for drilling and boring or as a conveyor of loose material.
b. The rotating shaft and flange of such a machine, considered as a single unit.
tr.v. au·gered, au·ger·ing, au·gers
Phrasal Verb: To drill, bore, or convey using an auger.
auger in
1. To descend out of control and crash. Used of aircraft and pilots.
2. To pay close attention or direct one's energy; concentrate or focus: Let's auger in on the highest priorities.
[Middle English, from an auger, alteration of a nauger, from Old English nafogār, auger; see nobh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
augerice auger