drill

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drill Definition

• (n) a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
• (n) similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
• (n) systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
• (n) (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
• (v) 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"
• (v) train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
• (v) learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
• (v) teach by repetition
• (v) undergo military training or do military exercises

drill Synonyms

• bore
• drill
• exercise
• Mandrillus leucophaeus
• practice
• practice session
• practise
• recitation