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Drill
drɪl
- a tool or machine with a rotating cutting tip or reciprocating hammer or chisel, used for making holes
- a tool with a rotating tip used by a dentist for cutting away part of a tooth before filling it
- instruction or training in military exercises
"parade-ground drill"
- intensive instruction or training in something, typically by means of repeated exercises
"tables can be mastered by drill and practice"
- a rehearsal of the procedure to be followed in an emergency
"air-raid drills"
- the correct or recognized procedure or way of doing something
"he didn't know the drill"
- a predatory mollusc that bores into the shells of other molluscs in order to feed on the soft tissue
- produce (a hole) in something by or as if by boring with a drill
"drill holes through the tiles for the masonry pins"
- make a hole in (something) by boring with a drill
"a power tool for drilling wood"
- make a hole in or through something by using a drill
"do not attempt to drill through a joist"
- sink a borehole in order to obtain oil or water
"BP has been licensed to drill for oil in the area"
- (of a dentist) cut away part of (a tooth) before filling it
"I didn't like having my teeth drilled, but extractions were worse"
- (of a sports player) hit (a shot) hard and in a straight line
"he drilled a right-foot volley into the back of the net"
- subject (someone) to military training exercises
"a sergeant was drilling new recruits"
train instruct coach teach ground inculcate discipline exercise make fit rehearse put someone through their paces- (of a person) take part in military training exercises
"the troops were drilling"
- instruct (someone) in something by the means of repeated exercises or practice
"I reacted instinctively because I had been drilled to do just that"