Definition of Drill

Babylon English Dictionary
bore a hole; practice, train; sow seeds in rows
tool for drilling holes; practice, training; furrow; seeding machine; row of seeds in a furrow
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Drill Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(n.)
A large African baboon (Cynocephalus leucophaeus).
  
(n.)
A light furrow or channel made to put seed into sowing.
  
(n.)
A marine gastropod, of several species, which kills oysters and other bivalves by drilling holes through the shell. The most destructive kind is Urosalpinx cinerea.
  
(n.)
A row of seed sown in a furrow.
  
(n.)
A small trickling stream; a rill.
  
(n.)
An implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.
  
(n.)
An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with its end, by revolving, as in drilling metals, or by a succession of blows, as in drilling stone; also, a drill press.
  
(n.)
Any exercise, physical or mental, enforced with regularity and by constant repetition; as, a severe drill in Latin grammar.
  
(n.)
Same as Drilling.
  
(n.)
The act or exercise of training soldiers in the military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution of evolutions, and the like; hence, diligent and strict instruction and exercise in the rudiments and methods of any business; a kind or method of military exercises; as, infantry drill; battalion drill; artillery drill.
  
(v. i.)
To practice an exercise or exercises; to train one's self.
  
(v. i.)
To sow in drills.
  
(v. i.)
To trickle.
  
(v. t.)
To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling; as, waters drilled through a sandy stratum.
  
(v. t.)
To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.
  
(v. t.)
To entice; to allure from step; to decoy; -- with on.
  
(v. t.)
To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal.
  
(v. t.)
To sow, as seeds, by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row, like a trickling rill of water.
  
(v. t.)
To train in the military art; to exercise diligently, as soldiers, in military evolutions and exercises; hence, to instruct thoroughly in the rudiments of any art or branch of knowledge; to discipline.
  
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drill
\drill\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. drilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. drilling.] [d. drillen to bore, drill (soldiers); probably akin to as. pyrlian, pyrelian, to pierce. see thrill.]
1. to pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal.
2. to train in the military art; to exercise diligently, as soldiers, in military evolutions and exercises; hence, to instruct thoroughly in the rudiments of any art or branch of knowledge; to discipline. he [frederic the great] drilled his people, as he drilled his grenadiers. -- macaulay.
drill
\drill\, v. i. to practice an exercise or exercises; to train one's self.
drill
\drill\, n. 1. an instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with its end, by revolving, as in drilling metals, or by a succession of blows, as in drilling stone; also, a drill press.
2. (mil.) the act or exercise of training soldiers in the military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution of evolutions, and the like; hence, diligent and strict instruction and exercise in the rudiments and methods of any business; a kind or method of military exercises; as, infantry drill; battalion drill; artillery drill.
3. any exercise, physical or mental, enforced with regularity and by constant repetition; as, a severe drill in latin grammar.
4. (zo?l.) a marine gastropod, of several species, which kills oysters and other bivalves by drilling holes through the shell. the most destructive kind is urosalpinx cinerea.


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JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Rhilio = v. to row; to drill
Rhill = n. a row; trench; drill
Australian Slang
anal intercourse
English Slang Dictionary v1.2
to tease; to call names:"I don't even know why you tryin' to drill while you wearing yo little brother shirt!"
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
(hypernym) tool
(hyponym) auger, gimlet, screw auger, wimble
(part-meronym) bit
(derivation) bore
2. similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
(synonym) Mandrillus leucophaeus
(hypernym) baboon
3. systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
(synonym) exercise, practice, practice session, recitation
(hypernym) training, preparation, grooming
(hyponym) fire drill
4. (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
(hypernym) training, preparation, grooming
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine

Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) bore
(hypernym) cut
(hyponym) spud
2. train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
(hypernym) train, develop, prepare, educate
3. learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
(synonym) exercise, practice, practise
(hypernym) learn, study, read, take
(derivation) exercise, practice, practice session, recitation
4. teach by repetition
(hypernym) teach, learn, instruct
(hyponym) hammer in, drill in, ram down, beat in
(derivation) exercise, practice, practice session, recitation
5. undergo military training or do military exercises
(hypernym) train, prepare
Drill Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Glossary of petroleum Industry
to bore a hole in the earth, usually to find and remove subsurface formation fluids such as oil and gas.
Drill Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Learning, Performance and Training Definitions
A standardized technique or procedure that prepares students to execute critical collective tasks in an instinctive and spontaneous manner. The drill includes the method(s) by which it is trained.
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Drill Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Oil and Gas Field Glossary
To bore a hole within the earth, usually to find and remove subsurface formation fluids such as oil and gas.
Dictionary of Automotive Terms
A tool used to bore holes. Also see letter drills , number drills , and twist drill .
Drill Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
A drill is a tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for drilling holes in various materials or fastening various materials together with the use of fasteners. The attachment is gripped by a chuck at one end of the drill and rotated while pressed against the target material. The tip, and sometimes edges, of the cutting tool does the work of cutting into the target material. This may be slicing off thin shavings (twist drills or auger bits), grinding off small particles (oil drilling), crushing and removing pieces of the workpiece (SDS masonry drill), countersinking, counterboring, or other operations.

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