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| drill [ dril ] |
noun (plural drills) |
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1. part of tool that bores holes: a long pointed piece of metal that is held in a machine and rotated at high speed to bore holes in hard substances such as wood, metal, masonry, or rock
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2. boring tool with drill: a tool or machine that holds, drives, and bores holes with a drill
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3. military training by repetition: a type of military training, particularly in marching maneuvers and weapons handling, that involves the constant repetition of a set pattern of movements or tasks
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4. education repeated exercise: a sequence of tasks, exercises, or words repeated over and over until they can be performed faultlessly, as used in teaching military skills, languages, or basic arithmetic
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5. safety routine: a sequence of actions practiced repeatedly so that people know what to do in an emergency to ensure their safety
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6. routine: a set procedure or routine for doing something
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informal
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7. marine biology predatory mollusk: a invertebrate sea animal that preys on oysters by boring into their shells. Latin name Urosalpinx cinerea.
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verb (past and past participle drilled, present participle drill·ing, 3rd person present singular drills) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make hole with drill: to bore a hole in something with a drill
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2. transitive and intransitive verb military practice marching: to practice marching maneuvers repeatedly on a parade ground as a form of military training and discipline, or make troops do this
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3. transitive verb education teach somebody by rote: to make somebody repeat a sequence of exercises or procedures over and over again in order to learn it
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4. transitive verb shoot somebody or something: to shoot somebody with bullets, or shoot bullets into something
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informal
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5. transitive verb hit ball hard: to hit a ball or shot with great force in a straight line toward somebody or something
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informal
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| [Early 16th century. < Middle Dutch drillen "make a hole, whirl"] |
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  drill·a·ble adjective |
| drill·er noun |
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