drill

Nouns

• (n) a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
• (n) similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored Mandrillus leucophaeus,
• (n) systematic training by multiple repetitions
  • practice makes perfect
  practice session, practice, exercise, recitation,
• (n) (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms

Verbs

• (v) make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
  • don't drill here, there's a gas pipe
  • drill a hole into the wall
  • drill for oil
  • carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall
  bore,
• (v) train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
• (v) learn by repetition
  • We drilled French verbs every day
  • Pianists practice scales
  practice, practise, exercise,
• (v) teach by repetition
• (v) undergo military training or do military exercises

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