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noun
the act of a person or thing that drills.
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noun
drill3.
Origin:
1630–40; alteration of German Drillich, itself alteration of Latin trilīx triple-twilled (German dri- three- replacing Latin tri-)
1630–40; alteration of German Drillich, itself alteration of Latin trilīx triple-twilled (German dri- three- replacing Latin tri-)
noun
1.
Machinery, Building Trades.
a.
a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, especially by rotation.
b.
a tool, especially a hand tool, for holding and operating such a tool.
2.
Military.
a.
training in formal marching or other precise military or naval movements.
b.
an exercise in such training: gun drill.
3.
any strict, methodical, repetitive, or mechanical training, instruction, or exercise: a spelling drill.
4.
the correct or customary manner of proceeding.
5.
Also called snail bore. a gastropod, Urosalpinx cinera, that bores holes in shellfish, as oysters.
verb (used with object)
6.
to pierce or bore a hole in (something).
7.
to make (a hole) by boring.
8.
Military. to instruct and exercise in formation marching and movement, in the carrying of arms during formal marching, and in the formal handling of arms for ceremonies and guard work.
9.
to impart (knowledge) by strict training, discipline, or repetition.
verb (used without object)
10.
to pierce or bore something with or as with a drill.
11.
to go through exercise in military or other training.
Origin:
1605–15; < Dutch dril (noun), drillen (v.)
1605–15; < Dutch dril (noun), drillen (v.)
Related forms
drill·a·ble, adjective
drill·a·bil·i·ty, noun
drill·er, noun
un·drill·a·ble, adjective
noun
1.
a small furrow made in the soil in which to sow seeds.
2.
a row of seeds or plants thus sown.
3.
a machine for sowing in rows and for covering the seeds when sown.
verb (used with object)
4.
to sow (seed) in drills.
5.
to sow or plant (soil, a plot of ground, etc.) in drills.
verb (used without object)
6.
to sow seed in drills.
Origin:
1720–30; compare drill rill, German Rille furrow, rillen to groove
1720–30; compare drill rill, German Rille furrow, rillen to groove
Related forms
drill·er, noun
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Word Origin & History
drill
"W. African baboon species," 1644, perhaps from a native word.
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