drill

About 6.82 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).

   Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction.

2. verb To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.

   They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly.

3. verb To cause to drill (practice); to train, especially in military arts.

   The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops.

4. verb To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.

   The instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions.

5. verb To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level

   Drill deeper and you may find the underlying assumptions faulty.

6. verb To throw, run, hit or kick with a lot of power.

   He drilled down the court and made a three-pointer.

7. verb To hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.
8. verb To have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.

Similar words

exercise practise practice bore electric drill mandrillus leucophaeus military drill practice session auger jackhammer

Often followed by

and in holes a is the press for hole

Word family

drillabilities drillability drillable drilled driller drillers drilling drills