English to English
drill
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noun (n)
- a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored(noun.animal)source: wordnet30
- systematic training by multiple repetitions(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with its end, by revolving, as in drilling metals, or by a succession of blows, as in drilling stone; also, a drill press.(noun)source: webster1913
- A small trickling stream; a rill.(noun)source: webster1913
- A large African baboon (Cynocephalus leucophæus).(noun)source: webster1913
- Same as Drilling.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool(verb.contact)Example:
Don't drill here, there's a gas pipe.
Drill a hole into the wall.
Drill for oil.
source: wordnet30 - train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons(verb.cognition)source: wordnet30
- teach by repetition(verb.cognition)source: wordnet30
- undergo military training or do military exercises(verb.cognition)source: wordnet30
- To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal.(verb)source: webster1913
- To practice an exercise or exercises; to train one's self.(verb)source: webster1913
- To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling; as, waters drilled through a sandy stratum.(verb)source: webster1913
- To trickle.(verb)source: webster1913