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Drill meaning

What does “drill” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“drill” is a noun and verb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows).

drill

noun

  1. a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)

  2. similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored

    SynonymsMandrillus leucophaeus

  3. systematic training by multiple repetitions

    “practice makes perfect”

    Synonymsexercisepracticepractice sessionrecitation

  4. (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms

verb

  1. 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”

    Synonymsbore

  2. train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons

  3. learn by repetition

    “We drilled French verbs every day”

    “Pianists practice scales”

    Synonymsexercisepracticepractise

  4. teach by repetition

  5. undergo military training or do military exercises

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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