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drill /ˈdrɪl/  

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  • noun
    plural drills
    [count] :a tool used for making holes in hard substances
    an electric/power drill
    the dentist's drill
    an exercise done to practice military skills or procedures [count]
    During basic training, the recruits spent hours a day doing drills.
    a drill sergeant [=a sergeant who trains new soldiers] [noncount] (chiefly Brit)
    soldiers doing drill
    a physical or mental activity that is done repeatedly in order to learn something, become more skillful, etc. [count]
    The students do vocabulary/multiplication drills every Monday.
    The players are doing their drills. [noncount]
    The students were taught by drill. - see also fire drill - compare 3drill, 5drill
    know the drill
    informal :to know how something is done :to be familiar with a regular process, procedure, etc.
    You don't have to tell us what to do. We all know the drill by now.
    verb
    drills; drilled; drilling
    to make a hole in something with a drill [+ obj]
    He drilled a hole in the back of the cabinet.
    The dentist drilled the tooth. [no obj]
    They are planning to drill for oil here.
    [+ obj] to teach or train (someone) by repeating a lesson or exercise again and again
    We drilled the children on their multiplication tables.
    The players were drilled in practice.
    to train (soldiers) by making them practice military procedures and exercises
    The commander drilled the troops.
    [+ obj] US sports informal :to hit (someone or something) very hard
    He drilled a single to right field.
    The quarterback got drilled. - compare 4drill
    drill into
    [phrasal verb]
    drill (something) into (someone) :to force (something) to be learned very well by (someone) by repeating it again and again
    Our teacher drilled the lesson into our heads.
    The importance of saying please and thank you was drilled into us as children.
    noun
    plural drills
    [count] a row of seeds planted by a special machine
    a special machine that plants seeds in rows - compare 1drill 5drill
    verb
    drills; drilled; drilling
    [+ obj] :to plant (seeds) in a row with a special machine - compare 2drill
    noun
    [noncount] :a type of strong cotton cloth - compare 1drill 3drill