Drill - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |drɪl|  American pronunciation of the word drill
Brit.  |drɪl|  British pronunciation of the word drill

noun

- a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
- similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
- systematic training by multiple repetitions (syn: exercise, practice, recitation)
- (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms

verb

- make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (syn: bore)
don't drill here, there's a gas pipe
drill a hole into the wall
drill for oil
- train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
- learn by repetition (syn: exercise, practice, practise)
We drilled French verbs every day
- teach by repetition
- undergo military training or do military exercises

Extra examples

There was a bad hole drilled in his chest.

Drill a hole in each corner.

He accidentally drilled into a water pipe.

BP has been licensed to drill for oil in the area.

She was drilling the class in the forms of the past tense.

I acted instinctively because I had been trained and drilled to do just that.

The team were well-drilled.

The sergeant was drilling the new recruits.

We drilled French verbs every day

The drill has a compact design.

I need a longer attachment for the drill.

...the drill sergeant demanded complete and unquestioning obedience from the recruits...

I want to keep my drill handy.

The drill instructor was court-martialed for having sex with a trainee.

'You know the drill?' 'Not really. Tell me again what to do.'

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: drill
he/she/it: drills
present participle: drilling
past tense: drilled
past participle: drilled
noun
singular: drill
plural: drills
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