verb
- Make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool.
- usage: "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"
- Train in the military, e. G., in the use of weapons.
- synonyms: drill
- Learn by repetition.
- usage: "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
- Teach by repetition.
- synonyms: drill
- Undergo military training or do military exercises.
- synonyms: drill
adjective
- Trained in a skill by repetitious practice.
- usage: "well-drilled in military procedures"
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