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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dril |
| Phonetic Transcription : drɪl |
Definition of drilled
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.)).
- verb train, discipline
- verb bore hole
- Over and over he drilled them until the details were thoroughly understood.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- The men were put into uniforms as they enlisted, and drilled daily.
- Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
- One suspected that the flowers had been drilled by a martinet of a gardener.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- That shaft, the hole which he himself had drilled—what damage had it done?
- Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
- The hole for the stern-tube must now be drilled, and the tube made and fitted.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
- Two 1/8-inch holes are drilled in this piece as shown in the drawing.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
- Its center is drilled out and it is soldered to the crank as illustrated in Fig. 54.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
- This little piece is cut and drilled as shown in the drawing.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
- A hole is drilled in the center of these pieces before they are put in place.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
- This routine had been drilled into them, branded into their subconscious.
- Extract from : « The Hour of Battle » by Robert Sheckley
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