gimlet: Meaning and Definition of

gim•let

1. a small tool for boring holes, consisting of a shaft with a pointed screw at one end and a handle perpendicular to the shaft at the other.
2. a cocktail made with gin or vodka, sweetened lime juice, and sometimes soda water.

1. to pierce with or as if with a gimlet.
2. to rotate (a suspended anchor) to a desired position.

1. able to penetrate or bore through.