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

planter, seeder, drill seeder, dibble; see tool 1.

To bore

pierce, sink (in), puncture; see dig 1, penetrate 1.

To train

practice, rehearse, discipline; see exercise 1, practice 1, teach 2. See syn. study at practice.