1. a small tool with a pointed screw tip for boring holes
2. a cocktail made with gin and lime juice

Examples

• The carpenter used a gimlet to make pilot holes for the screws.
• She twisted the gimlet into the wood with steady pressure.
• The bartender prepared a classic gimlet with fresh lime juice.
• He ordered a gimlet at the cocktail bar.
• The gimlet’s sharp point easily penetrated the soft pine.
• A gimlet is traditionally served in a coupe glass.
• The woodworker kept several gimlets of different sizes in his toolbox.