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drill

/ drill /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
Type of:
training preparation grooming
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 2
similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
Type of:
baboon
noun Sense 3
a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
Type of:
tool
Kinds of:
auger gimlet screw auger wimble bore bit
Derived:
bore
verb Sense 4
train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
Type of:
train develop prepare
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
undergo military training or do military exercises
Type of:
train prepare
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 6
learn by repetition
"We drilled French verbs every day"
"Pianists practice scales"
Type of:
learn study read
Derived:
exercise practice practice session recitation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
teach by repetition
Type of:
teach learn instruct
Kinds of:
hammer in drill in ram down beat in inculcate
Derived:
exercise practice practice session recitation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
make a hole 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"
Type of:
cut
Kinds of:
spud counter-drill trepan
Derived:
electric drill drilling boring oil production bore
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 9
systematic training by multiple repetitions
"practice makes perfect"
Type of:
training preparation grooming
Kinds of:
fire drill manual of arms manual military drill rehearsal
Derived:
exercise practice practise rehearse
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
56
Times Searched
3
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training preparation grooming baboon tool auger gimlet screw auger wimble bore bit train develop