drill in English dictionary

  • drill

    Meanings and definitions of "drill"

    • (transitive) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill [ tool ].
    • (intransitive) To practice, especially in a military context.
    • (transitive) To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.
    • (intransitive) To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level
    • (ergative) To cause one's subordinates to drill [ practice ].
    • (transitive) To hit or kick with a lot of power.
    • A tool used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece.
    • The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit
    • An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise)
    • Any of several molluscs, of the genus Urosalpinx, that drill holes in the shells of other animals
    • An Old World monkey of West Africa, Mandrillus leucophaeus, similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacking the colorful face.
    • A strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave.
    • noun
      An Old World monkey of West Africa, Mandrillus leucophaeus, similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacking the colorful face.
    • noun
      A strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave.
    • noun
      A tool used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece.
    • noun
      The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.
    • noun
      An agricultural implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.
    • noun
      A light furrow or channel made to put seed into, when sowing.
    • noun
      A row of seed sown in a furrow.
    • noun
      An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise).
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A small trickling stream; a rill.
    • noun
      Any of several molluscs, of the genus Urosalpinx, that drill holes in the shells of other animals.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To practice, especially in a military context.
    • verb
      (ergative)
      To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To hit or kick with a lot of power.
    • verb
      (baseball)
      To hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.
    • verb
      (slang, vulgar)
      To have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.
    • to make a hole
    • to train
    • to make to remember
    • to investigate closer
    • to cause one's subordinates to drill
    • tool
    • driving part of a drill
    • exercise
    • Old World monkey
    • (mil) drill
    • training (esp. practical and hands-on)
    • To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it
    • To create a hole by removing material with a drill.
    • (hole) puncher
    • hit (the mark)
    • Tool, used to create holes.
    • noun
      a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
    • noun
      (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
    • noun
      similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
    • noun
      stout durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave.
      Light weight drill is used in clothing items such as shirts, safari jackets, blouses, and sports clothing, while the heavier weights were often used in corsets, and are commonly used in work clothing and uniforms.
    • noun
      systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
    • verb
      learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      teach by repetition
    • verb
      train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
    • verb
      undergo military training or do military exercises

    Synonyms of "drill" in English dictionary

    recitation, Mandrillus leucophaeus, teach are the top synonyms of "drill" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of drill

    • drill ( plural  drills) A drill (the tool)
    • drill ( plural  drills)
    • drill ( third-person singular simple present drills, present participle drilling, simple past and past participle drilled)
    • drill (plural drills)
    • drill (third-person singular simple present drills, present participle drilling, simple past and past participle drilled)
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