1. 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"; "drill for oil";
   - bore
    
2. Repeat an activity or skill many times or regularly to improve or maintain proficiency
   "We drilled French verbs every day";
   - exercise, practice [N. Amer], practise [Brit, Cdn]
    
3. Teach by repetition
   "The teacher drilled the multiplication tables into the students' heads"
    
4. Undergo military training or do military exercises
   "The soldiers drilled for hours in the hot sun"

1. A tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
   "The carpenter used an electric drill to make holes for the screws"
    
2. Systematic training by multiple repetitions
   "The drill helped students master the concept";
   - exercise, practice, practice session
    
3. (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
   "The new recruits practised drill for hours each day"
    
4. An animal similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly coloured
   "The drill foraged on the forest floor for fruits and insects";
   - Mandrillus leucophaeus
    
5. A strong, durable cotton fabric
   "The workman's trousers were made of sturdy drill"

Derived forms: drilling, drilled, drills

Type of: baboon, develop, disunite, divide, educate, grooming, instruct, learn, part, preparation, prepare, read, separate, study, take, teach, tool, train, training

Encyclopedia: Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill