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drill
has definitions from the fields of military,zoology,education
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[ verb ] make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool
Synonyms Examples "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe" "drill a hole into the wall" "drill for oil" Used in print (Paul Larson and Gordon Odegard, "How to design your...)These will be drilled and tapped later_on . Drill all No. 50 and counter-drill all except the `` A '' pieces size 43 . Drill 20 No. 47 holes in the upper piece `` A '' as shown in Fig. 7 . Drill a No. 43 hole through the pieces and secure with a 2 - 56 nut and screw . Drill two No. 50 holes , one in the insert and one in the locking bar spacer directly above it , and tap 2 - 56 . |
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[ verb ] (military,education) train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
Used in print (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)The road seemed animated with a few more wagons than usual ; a carriage raising_up the choking June dust , and beyond , in a meadow , a local militia company drilling with muskets , Kentuck ' rifles , every kind of horse pistol , old sword , or cutlass . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (education) learn by repetition
Examples "We drilled French verbs every day" "Pianists practice scales" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)- Held out_of Texas_Tech 's sweat_suits drill Monday at Lubbock was tackle Richard_Stafford , who is undergoing treatment for a leg injury suffered in the Raiders ' 38 - 7 loss to Texas_A+M . |
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[ noun ] a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
Related terms tool auger brace_and_bit breast_drill bore_bit dentist's_drill hand_drill power_drill reamer trepan chuck bit bore |
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[ noun ] a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor
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[ noun ] (military) training in marching and the use of weapons
Synonyms Related terms exercise square-bashing close-order_drill military_training military |
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[ verb ] (military,education) undergo military training or do military exercises
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[ noun ] (zoology) similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
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[ noun ] systematic training by multiple repetitions
Synonyms Examples "practice makes perfect" |
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