Overview of noun drill

The noun drill has 4 senses

• drill -- (a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows))


• drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus -- (similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored)


• exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation -- (systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect")


• drill -- ((military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms)

Overview of verb drill

The verb drill has 5 senses

• bore, drill -- (make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall")


• drill -- (train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons)


• drill, exercise, practice, practise -- (learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales")


• drill -- (teach by repetition)


• drill -- (undergo military training or do military exercises)