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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : dril
Phonetic Transcription : drɪl



Definition of drill

Origin :
  • "tool for making holes," 1610s, from Dutch dril, drille "a hole, instrument for boring holes," from drillen "to bore (a hole), turn around, whirl" (see drill (v.)).
  • noun practice, exercise
  • noun tool for boring
  • verb train, discipline
  • verb bore hole
Example sentences :
  • In the meantime Simba, with great enthusiasm, continued his drill of the askaris.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • A full complement of men worked at every lathe, table, drill or saw.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • Yet we dipped into that gold; we stuck the drill right down into it.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • His drill had told these beasts that there was other life above.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • But the defense was organized—a drill between three men and a river.
  • Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola
  • "Thank the drill master second and yourself first, Jed," he said.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • They certainly are a splendid body of men, and their drill is quite wonderful.
  • Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
  • The drill is then used as before to release the grip of the washer.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • The remedy is to drill off the connectors, or terminals, and re-burn them.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • I believe there's not my equal in Europe to drill a servant.
  • Extract from : « That Boy Of Norcott's » by Charles James Lever

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