English

Detailed Synonyms for drill in English

drill:

to drill verb (drills, drilled, drilling)

  1. to drill
    to bore; to drill
    • bore verb (bores, bored, boring)
    • drill verb (drills, drilled, drilling)
  2. to drill
    to perforate; to pierce; to drill; to pierce through
    • perforate verb (perforates, perforated, perforating)
    • pierce verb (pierces, pierced, piercing)
    • drill verb (drills, drilled, drilling)
    • pierce through verb (pierces through, pierced through, piercing through)
  3. to drill
    to drill; to exercise
    • drill verb (drills, drilled, drilling)
    • exercise verb (exercises, exercised, exercising)
  4. to drill
    – train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons 1
    to drill
    – train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons 1
    • drill verb (drills, drilled, drilling)
  5. to drill
    – undergo military training or do military exercises 1
    to drill
    – undergo military training or do military exercises 1
    • drill verb (drills, drilled, drilling)
  6. to drill
    – learn by repetition 1
    to practice; to exercise; to practise; to drill
    – learn by repetition 1
    • practice verb, amerikan (practices, practiced, practicing)
      • Pianists practice scales1
    • exercise verb (exercises, exercised, exercising)
    • practise verb, engelsk (practises, practised, practising)
    • drill verb (drills, drilled, drilling)
      • We drilled French verbs every day1
  7. to drill
    – teach by repetition 1
    to drill
    – teach by repetition 1
    • drill verb (drills, drilled, drilling)
  8. to drill
    – make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool 1
    to bore; to drill
    – make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool 1
    • bore verb (bores, bored, boring)
      • carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall1
    • drill verb (drills, drilled, drilling)
      • don't drill here, there's a gas pipe1
      • drill a hole into the wall1
      • drill for oil1

Conjugations for drill:

present
  1. drill
  2. drill
  3. drills
  4. drill
  5. drill
  6. drill
simple past
  1. drilled
  2. drilled
  3. drilled
  4. drilled
  5. drilled
  6. drilled
present perfect
  1. have drilled
  2. have drilled
  3. has drilled
  4. have drilled
  5. have drilled
  6. have drilled
past continuous
  1. was drilling
  2. were drilling
  3. was drilling
  4. were drilling
  5. were drilling
  6. were drilling
future
  1. shall drill
  2. will drill
  3. will drill
  4. shall drill
  5. will drill
  6. will drill
continuous present
  1. am drilling
  2. are drilling
  3. is drilling
  4. are drilling
  5. are drilling
  6. are drilling
subjunctive
  1. be drilled
  2. be drilled
  3. be drilled
  4. be drilled
  5. be drilled
  6. be drilled
diverse
  1. drill!
  2. let's drill!
  3. drilled
  4. drilling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

drill [the ~] nomen

  1. the drill
    the drill
  2. the drill
    the exercise; the practice; the training; the drill; the practise
  3. the drill
    the hammer drill; the drill
  4. the drill
    the hand drill; the gimlet; the drill; the brace and bit
  5. the drill
    – (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms 1
    the drill
    – (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms 1
  6. the drill
    – systematic training by multiple repetitions 1
    the practice; the exercise; the practise; the drill; the recitation; the practice session
    – systematic training by multiple repetitions 1
  7. the drill
    – similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored 1
    the drill; the Mandrillus leucophaeus
    – similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored 1
  8. the drill
    – a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) 1
    the drill
    – a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) 1

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Related Definitions for "drill":

  1. (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms1
  2. systematic training by multiple repetitions1
  3. similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored1
  4. a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)1
  5. train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons1
  6. undergo military training or do military exercises1
  7. learn by repetition1
    • We drilled French verbs every day1
  8. teach by repetition1
  9. make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool1
    • don't drill here, there's a gas pipe1
    • drill a hole into the wall1
    • drill for oil1

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