drill

noun

  1. 1

    (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms

  2. 2

    systematic training by multiple repetitions

    practice makes perfect

  3. 3

    similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored

  4. 4

    a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)

verb

  1. 1

    train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons

  2. 2

    undergo military training or do military exercises

  3. 3

    learn by repetition

    We drilled French verbs every day

    Pianists practice scales

  4. 4

    teach by repetition

  5. 5

    make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool

    don't drill here, there's a gas pipe

    drill a hole into the wall

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