DRILL

Definition:

1. [noun] a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
   
   
2. [noun] similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
   Synonyms: Manus leucophaeus
   
   
3. [noun] systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
   Synonyms: exercise, practice, practice session, recitation
   
   
4. [noun] (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
   
   
5. [verb] make a hole 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"
   Synonyms: bore
   
   
6. [verb] train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
   
   
7. [verb] learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
   Synonyms: exercise, practice, practise
   
   
8. [verb] teach by repetition
   
   
9. [verb] undergo military training or do military exercises
   
   

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Related Words:

• spud
• counter-drill
• trepan
• hammer in, drill in, ram down, beat in
• inculcate, instill, infuse
• auger, gimlet, screw auger, wimble
• bore bit, borer, rock drill, stone drill
• brace and bit
• breast drill
• dentist's drill, burr drill
• hand drill, handheld drill
• power drill
• reamer
• trepan
• fire drill
• manual of arms, manual
• military drill
• rehearsal
• rehearsal, dry run
• review, brushup
• scrimmage
• shadowboxing
• target practice