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- Dictionarydrill/drɪl/
noun
- 1. a tool or machine with a rotating cutting tip or reciprocating hammer or chisel, used for making holes. Similar
- 2. instruction or training in military exercises: "parade-ground drill" Similar
verb
- 1. produce (a hole) in something by or as if by boring with a drill: "drill holes through the tiles for the masonry pins"
- 2. subject (someone) to military training exercises: "a sergeant was drilling new recruits" Similar
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DRILL definition: 1. a tool or machine that makes holes: 2. an activity that practises a particular skill and often…. Learn more.
1. a. : to fix something in the mind or habit pattern of by repetitive instruction. drill pupils in spelling. b. : to impart or communicate by repetition. c. : to train or exercise in military drill. 2.
any strict, methodical, repetitive, or mechanical training, instruction, or exercise: a spelling drill. the correct or customary manner of proceeding. Also called snail bore [ sneyl, bawr]. a gastropod, Urosalpinx cinera, that bores holes in shellfish, as oysters.
When you drill into something or drill a hole in something, you make a hole in it using a drill.
a. Disciplined, repetitious exercise as a means of teaching and perfecting a skill or procedure. b. A task or exercise for teaching a skill or procedure by repetition: conducted an air-raid drill; a drill for learning the multiplication tables. 3. The training of soldiers in marching and the manual of arms. 4.
noun. /drɪl/ [countable] a tool or machine with a pointed end for making holes. an electric drill. a hand drill. a dentist’s drill. a drill bit (= the pointed part at the end of the drill) see also hammer drill, percussion drill, pneumatic drill. Wordfinder. Take your English to the next level.
A drill is a power tool that's used for making narrow holes or sometimes for pushing screws into wood or other hard material. The word is also a verb to describe the action a drill performs. For example, a dentist might drill into your tooth if you have a cavity.