drilling

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    n.

  • 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; Mandrillus leucophaeus
  • systematic training by multiple repetitions; exercise, practice, practice session, recitation

    practice makes perfect

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

    v.

  • make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; 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; exercise, practice, practise

    We drilled French verbs every day

    Pianists practice scales

  • teach by repetition
  • undergo military training or do military exercises

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

drills|drilled|drilling
syn.: condition discipline exercise instruct practice prepare teach tool train