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Meaning of the word drills in English

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drills

Noun

1.

a hand tool, power tool, or machine with a rotating cutting tip or reciprocating hammer or chisel, used for making holes.

Synonym:
auger gimlet awl bradawl
2.

instruction or training in military exercises.

Example:
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parade-ground drill
Synonym:
training instruction coaching teaching grounding workout discipline

Verb

1.

produce (a hole) in something by or as if by boring with a drill.

Example:
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drill holes through the tiles for the masonry pins
2.

subject (someone) to military training exercises.

Example:
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a sergeant was drilling new recruits
Synonym:
train instruct coach teach ground inculcate discipline exercise rehearse
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