Synonyms for drilled


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dril
Phonetic Transcription : drɪl

Top 10 synonyms for drilled Other synonyms for the word drilled

Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Antonyms for drilled

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