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- DictionaryDrill/dril/
noun
- 1. a hand tool, power tool, or machine with a rotating cutting tip or reciprocating hammer or chisel, used for making holes.
- 2. instruction or training in military exercises: "parade-ground drill"
verb
- 1. produce (a hole) in something by or as if by boring with a drill: "drill holes through the tiles for the masonry pins"
- 2. subject (someone) to military training exercises: "a sergeant was drilling new recruits"
verb (used without object) to pierce or bore something with or as with a drill. to penetrate deeply beneath the ground or the seafloor with specialized machinery to search for deposits or reservoirs of a natural substance: to drill for oil. to go through exercise in military or other training. See more. Verb Phrases. drill down,
Britannica Dictionary definition of DRILL. 1. [count] : a tool used for making holes in hard substances. an electric/power drill. the dentist's drill. — see picture at carpentry; see also pneumatic drill. 2. a : an exercise done to practice military skills or procedures. [count] During basic training, the recruits spent hours a day doing drills.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Tools, School, Army, Material & textiles, Crops drill1 /drɪl/ noun 1 [ countable] a tool or machine used for making holes in something an electric drill a whine like a dentist’s drill → pneumatic drill 2 [ countable] a method of teaching students, sports players etc something by...
Definition of drill verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a tool or machine with a rotating cutting tip or reciprocating hammer .... Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
to pierce or bore a hole in (something). to make (a hole) by boring. Military to instruct and exercise in formation marching and movement, in the carrying of arms during formal marching, and in the formal handling of arms for ceremonies and guard work. to impart (knowledge) by strict training, discipline, or repetition.
1. a. : to fix something in the mind or habit pattern of by repetitive instruction. drill pupils in spelling. b. : to impart or communicate by repetition. c. : to train or exercise in military drill. 2. a (1) : to bore or drive a hole in. (2) : to make by piercing action. drill a hole. b. : to shoot with or as if with a gun. c (1)
