Etymology : Dutch drillen
Pronunciation : 'dril
Function : verb
Date : 1622
1. tool for drilling holes; practice, training; furrow; seeding machine; row of seeds in a furrow. bore a hole; practice, train; sow seeds in rows. to tease; to call names: "I don't even know why you tryin' to drill while you wearing yo little brother shirt! ". drill\drill\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. drilled ; p. pr. & vb. n. drilling.] [d. drillen to bore, drill (soldiers); probably akin to as. pyrlian, pyrelian, to pierce. see:
thrill.].
2. to pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal.
3. to train in the military art; to exercise diligently, as soldiers, in military evolutions and exercises; hence, to instruct thoroughly in the rudiments of any art or branch of knowledge; to discipline. he [frederic the great] drilled his people, as he drilled his grenadiers. -- macaulay.drill \drill\, v. i. to practice an exercise or exercises; to train one's self.drill \drill\, n.
4. an instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with its end, by revolving, as in drilling metals, or by a succession of blows, as in drilling stone; also, a drill press.
5. (mil.) the act or exercise of training soldiers in the military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution of evolutions, and the like; hence, diligent and strict instruction and exercise in the rudiments and methods of any business; a kind or method of military exercises; as, infantry drill; battalion drill; artillery drill.
6. any exercise, physical or mental, enforced with regularity and by constant repetition; as, a severe drill in latin grammar.
7. (zo?l.) a marine gastropod, of several species, which kills oysters and other bivalves by drilling holes through the shell. the most destructive kind is urosalpinx cinerea.
8. To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal.
9. To train in the military art; to exercise diligently, as soldiers, in military evolutions and exercises; hence, to instruct thoroughly in the rudiments of any art or branch of knowledge; to discipline.
10. To practice an exercise or exercises; to train one's self.
11. An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with its end, by revolving, as in drilling metals, or by a succession of blows, as in drilling stone; also, a drill press.
12. The act or exercise of training soldiers in the military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution of evolutions, and the like; hence, diligent and strict instruction and exercise in the rudiments and methods of any business; a kind or method of military exercises; as, infantry drill; battalion drill; artillery drill.
13. Any exercise, physical or mental, enforced with regularity and by constant repetition; as, a severe drill in Latin grammar.
14. A marine gastropod, of several species, which kills oysters and other bivalves by drilling holes through the shell.
15. The most destructive kind is Urosalpinx cinerea.
16. To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling; as, waters drilled through a sandy stratum.
17. To sow, as seeds, by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row, like a trickling rill of water.
18. To entice; to allure from step; to decoy; with on.
19. To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.
20. To trickle.
21. To sow in drills.
22. A small trickling stream; a rill.
23. An implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.
24. A light furrow or channel made to put seed into sowing.
25. A row of seed sown in a furrow.
26. A large African baboon.
27. Same as Drilling. the training of soldiers to march or to perform the manual of arms similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons undergo military training or do military exercises learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" teach by repetition.
28. 1. A drill is a tool or machine that you use for making holes. pneumatic drills. a dentist's drill.
29. When you drill into something or drill a hole in something, you make a hole in it using a drill. He drilled into the wall of Lili's bedroom I drilled five holes at equal distance.
30. When people drill for oil or water, they search for it by drilling deep holes in the ground or in the bottom of the sea. There have been proposals to drill for more oil The team is still drilling. + drilling drill·ing Drilling is due to start early next year.
31. A drill is a way that teachers teach their students something by making them repeat it many times. The teacher runs them through a drill -- the days of the week, the weather and some counting.
32. If you drill people, you teach them to do something by making them repeat it many times. He drills the choir to a high standard.
33. A drill is repeated training for a group of people, especially soldiers, so that they can do something quickly and efficiently. The Marines carried out a drill that included 18 ships and 90 aircraft.
34. A drill is a routine exercise or activity, in which people practise what they should do in dangerous situations. a fire drill. air-raid drills. Durable cotton or linen twill of varying weights, generally used for work clothes. A baboon (Papio leucophaeus) of western Africa, related to and resembling the mandrill. Tool to make holes, usually by revolving. Drills, gimlets, and augers have cutting edges that detach material to leave a hole. Drilling usually requires high speed and low torque, with little material being removed during each revolution of the tool. The earliest (perhaps Bronze Age) drill points had sharp edges that ultimately developed into arrow shapes with two distinct cutting edges. This shape was effective and remained popular until the late 19th century, when factory-made, spiral-fluted twist drills became available at reasonable cost to displace the blacksmith-made articles. Rotating drill bits containing diamonds or other hard materials are used for drilling rock, as for tunnels or oil wells. See also drill press. In military science, the preparation of soldiers for performance of their duties through the practice of prescribed movements. It trains soldiers in battle formations, familiarizes them with their weapons, and develops a sense of teamwork and discipline. Today close-order drill is used for marching, ceremonies, and parades; combat drill is used to practice the looser routines of battle. It was introduced by the Greeks, who practiced the maneuvers of the phalanx. Careful training of the legions was a major factor in the Roman Empire's dominance. After Rome's decline, drill largely disappeared and battles became free-for-all combats. Gustav II Adolf of Sweden led in reintroducing drill techniques in early 17th-century Europe. Large, short-tailed monkey (Mandrillus leucophaeus, family Cercopithecidae). Formerly found from Nigeria to Cameroon, it is now restricted to remote forest regions of Cameroon because of hunting and deforestation. Like the related mandrill, the drill is stout-bodied and has vividly coloured buttocks. The male is about 32 in. (82 cm) long and has a black face. Its lower lip is bright red, the hairs around the face and a tuft behind the ears are yellowish white, and the rest of the fur is olive-brown. An omnivore, it is mainly terrestrial, gregarious, and powerful, and it can fight ferociously if molested.
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