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Definitions for Drill

[1] Machinery , Building Trades . a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, especially by rotation. a tool, especially a hand tool, for holding and operating such a tool.
[2] Military . training in formal marching or other precise military or naval movements. 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.
[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.
[10] to pierce or bore something with or as with a drill.
[11] to go through exercise in military or other training.
[12] a small furrow made in the soil in which to sow seeds.
[13] a row of seeds or plants thus sown.
[14] a machine for sowing in rows and for covering the seeds when sown.
[15] to sow (seed) in drills.
[16] to sow or plant (soil, a plot of ground, etc.) in drills.
[17] to sow seed in drills.
[18] a strong, twilled cotton fabric.
[19] a large, baboonlike monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, of western Africa, similar to the related mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored: now endangered.
[20] a rotating tool that is inserted into a drilling machine or tool for boring cylindrical holes
[21] a hand tool, either manually or electrically operated, for drilling holes
[22] military training in procedures or movements, as for ceremonial parades or the use of weapons (as modifier ) drill hall
[23] strict and often repetitious training or exercises used as a method of teaching
[24] informal correct procedure or routine
[25] a marine gastropod mollusc, Urosalpinx cinera, closely related to the whelk, that preys on oysters
[26] to pierce, bore, or cut (a hole) in (material) with or as if with a drill to drill a hole ; to drill metal
[27] to instruct or be instructed in military procedures or movements
[28] (tr) to teach by rigorous exercises or training
[29] (tr) informal to hit (a ball) in a straight line at great speed
[30] (tr) informal to riddle with bullets
[31] a machine for planting seeds in rows or depositing fertilizer
[32] a small furrow in which seeds are sown
[33] a row of seeds planted using a drill
[34] to plant (seeds) by means of a drill
[35] a hard-wearing twill-weave cotton cloth, used for uniforms, etc
[36] an Old World monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, of W Africa, related to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly coloured

Words related to Drill

discipline, preparation, training, assignment, workout, tryout, repetition, drilling, homework, conditioning, penetrate, dig, punch, run-through, instruction, constitutional, shakedown, call, dress, marching

Words nearby Drill

drifting cloud, the, driftless area, driftpin, driftwood, drifty, drill, drill bit, drill chuck, drill corps, drill down, drill pipe

Origin of Drill

41635–45; of obscure origin; cf. mandrill

Other words from Drill

drill·a·ble , adjective
drill·a·bil·i·ty , noun
drill·er , noun
un·drill·a·ble , adjective
drill·er , noun

Word origin for Drill

C17: from a West African word; compare mandrill

Synonyms for Drill

assignment, conditioning, discipline, drilling, homework, preparation, repetition, training, tryout, warm-up, workout, call, constitutional, dress, gym, instruction, maneuvers, marching, run-through, shakedown, daily dozen, dry run, learning by doing