Drill

Quick meaning: Drill is a verb meaning (transitive) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).

Meaning

(transitive) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.
2. (ergative) To cause to drill (practice); to train, especially in military arts.
3. (transitive) To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.
4. (intransitive, figurative) To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level
5. (transitive) To throw, run, hit or kick with a lot of power.
6. (baseball) To hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.
7. (slang, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.

Example Sentences

They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly.

Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction.

The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops.

Drill deeper and you may find the underlying assumptions faulty.

Word Forms

• drills
• drilling
• drilled

Synonyms for drill

Depending on context, synonyms include chino, excavate, bore, gouge, plow, poke.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include exercise, practise, practice, bore, auger, jackhammer.

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