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| 1. | [ verb ] make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool | |
| Synonyms: | bore | |
| Examples: | "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe" "drill a hole into the wall" "drill for oil" |
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| Related terms: | cut counter-drill trepan spud bore boring bore woodborer | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (military,education) train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons | |
| Related terms: | train | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (education) learn by repetition | |
| Synonyms: | practice practise exercise | |
| Examples: | "We drilled French verbs every day" "Pianists practice scales" |
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| Related terms: | learn exercise | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) | |
| Related terms: | tool auger brace_and_bit breast_drill bore_bit dentist's_drill hand_drill power_drill reamer trepan chuck bit bore | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor | |
| Synonyms: | electric_drill | |
| Related terms: | power_drill chuck electric_motor bore | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (military) training in marching and the use of weapons | |
| Synonyms: | military_drill | |
| Related terms: | exercise square-bashing close-order_drill military_training military | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (military,education) undergo military training or do military exercises | |
| Related terms: | train | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (education) teach by repetition | |
| Related terms: | teach inculcate hammer_in exercise | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (zoology) similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored | |
| Synonyms: | Mandrillus_leucophaeus | |
| Related terms: | baboon | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms | |
| Related terms: | training military | |
| 11. | [ noun ] systematic training by multiple repetitions | |
| Synonyms: | practice exercise practice_session recitation | |
| Examples: | "practice makes perfect" |
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| Related terms: | training rehearsal scrimmage target_practice rehearsal review shadowboxing manual_of_arms fire_drill | |
| Similar spelling: |
droll drily Dralle dryly drool drawl |
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