drill
drill (dril)
noun
- a tool or apparatus for boring holes in wood, metal, stone, teeth, etc.
- the sound of drilling or boring
- ☆ any of various genera of snails, esp. a saltwater species (Urosalpinx cinerea), that bores through the shells of oysters and other shellfish and consumes their flesh
- military or physical training, esp. of a group, as in marching, the manual of arms, or gymnastic exercises
- a single exercise in such training
- the process of training or teaching by the continued repetition of an exercise
- a single exercise in such training or teaching
- the method or style of drilling
- Informal the accepted or usual way of doing something
Etymology: Du dril < drillen, to bore, ult. < IE base *ter, to rub (esp. with turning motion) > throw
transitive verb
- to bore (a hole) in (something) with or as with a drill
- to train in military or physical exercise; specif., to exercise (troops) in close-order drill
- to teach or train by putting through repeated exercises
- to instill (ideas, facts, etc.) into someone by repeated exercises
- ☆ Informal to hit sharply she drilled the ball past the pitcher; I drilled him with the ball
- ☆ Slang to penetrate with bullets
Etymology: Du drillen
intransitive verb
- to bore a hole or holes
- to engage in, or be put through, military, physical, or mental exercises
drill (dril)
noun
- a furrow in which seeds are planted
- a row of planted seeds
- a machine for making holes or furrows, dropping seeds into them, and covering them
Etymology: < ?
transitive verb
- to sow (seeds) in rows to improve growth and efficiency
- to plant (a field) in drills
drill (dril)
noun
a coarse linen or cotton cloth with a diagonal weave, used for work clothes, uniforms, etc.
Etymology: < earlier drilling < Ger drillich < OHG drilich, made of three threads < L trilix (gen. trilicis) < tri-, tri- + licium, thread
drill (dril)
noun
a short-tailed, bright-cheeked monkey (Mandrillus leucophaeus) native to W Africa, resembling the mandrill but smaller
Etymology: < ? native term
drill
n.
Practice
preparation, repetition, learning by doing; see exercise 1, practice 3.Exercise, especially in military formation
training, maneuvers, marching, parade, close-order drill, open-order drill, conditioning, survival training, guerilla training, paratroop training, drop training, footslogging*, monkey drill*, push and pull*; see also march 1. See syn. study at practice.A tool for boring holes
borer, wood bit, gimlet, countersink, steel drill, steam drill, electric drill, diamond drill, pneumatic drill, turbo-corer, cylindrical borer, boring tool, tap-borer, auger, corkscrew, awl, wimble, trepan, trephine, riveter, jackhammer; see also bit 5.Device for planting seed in holes
drill
v.
Object
- hole: Reg drilled the pilot hole for the blade first.
- boreholes: The plan is to drill new boreholes, distribute water purifiers and promote key hygiene information.
- Borehole: Wood burner, water from well ( tho would be possible to drill borehole ), industrial power supply.
Converse of object
- capsize: The ARA has modified the IA capsize drill - more information here including a downloadable PDF of the new procedure ( UK ).
Adjective modifier
- pneumatic: How he could snooze with a noise like a pneumatic drill going on, shows how good his mental powers were.
- cordless: Dust - duct entries are cut out using a standard hole saw mounted on a cordless drill.
- corded: So whatever your drilling need, look no further than a Black & Decker® corded drill.
- plyometric: Simple plyometric drills such as skipping hopping and bounding should be introduced first.
- 6mm: In the test, a 6mm slot drill cuts the groove, pictured above, from left to right.
- electric: Thermal electric drills are more standard for warmer ice.
Modifies a noun
- sergeant: If you dare you can also be shouted at by a drill sergeant!
- chuck: It is used to open or close the drill chuck around the shank of a drill bit.
- rig: Once the ship is stopped and sitting quietly, the drill rig is launched over the stern and lowered to the sea bed.
- hole: Small drill holes may be plugged with a sand paste of matching color.
Noun used with modifier
- soccer: Teach soccer training drills and fun youth soccer drills to keep players and kids interested.
- evacuation: Notification of evacuation drills I have recently carried out an evacuation drill of a large complex.
- lifeboat: They started in Monte ' with the perfect antidote for a New Year hangover in the form of a lifeboat drill for everybody.
- hammer: Drill into the brick work using the hammer drill.
- masonry: Holes for the main beam fixings should be drilled by an expert, using a suitable masonry drill and safety guards.
- pillar: The triangular area is where I could not reach with the pillar drill!
I have had a drill to the tooth of America for the last two years.
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