drill
Definitions
- An agricultural implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.
- A small trickling stream; a rill.
- An Old World monkey of West Africa, Mandrillus leucophaeus, similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacking the colorful face.
- A strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave.
- A tool or machine used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece.
- A light furrow or channel made to put seed into, when sowing.
- The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.
- A row of seed sown in a furrow.
- An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.
- A short and highly repeatable sports training exercise designed to hone a particular skill that may be useful in competition.
- Any of several molluscs, of the genus Urosalpinx and others, especially the oyster drill (Urosalpinx cinerea), that make holes in the shells of their prey.
- A style of trap music with gritty, violent lyrics, originating on the South Side of Chicago.
- A single performance of drill music.
Equivalents
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Azərbaycan diliburğu
Беларускаятрэніроўка
BosanskiborboraBoreborerbormašinaburgijajaraporavežbavježbaборборербормашинабургијавежбавјежбамуштра
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हिन्दीबरमा
HrvatskiborboraBoreborerbormašinaburgijajaraporavežbavježbaборборербормашинабургијавежбавјежбамуштра
Italianoaddestrareaddestrarsicrivellaredrillesercitareesercitarsiesercitazioneforareinculcareperforarescavareseminatricesolcosurcotrapanaretrapanotrivellare
ქართულიბურღი
Қазақ тіліүскі
Te Reo Māoriwiri
Монголөрөм
Bahasa Melayulatihan
PolskibormaszynaborowaććwiczyćDrelichdrelichowydrylmusztramusztrowaćobrótświderświdrowaćwiercićwiertarka
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Русскийбормашинабуравбуритьвда́лбливатьвдолби́тьдрельдрилколовороткопатькопнутьмуштрамуштрова́тьобучатьобучатьсясверлитьстроева́я подгото́вкатиктренироватьТренироватьсятренировкаучение
Shqipturjelë
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Examples
“Wear⟳ safety glasses when operating an electric drill.”
“Use⟳ a drill with a wire brush to remove⟳ any rust or buildup.”
“Regular fire drills can ensure that everyone knows how to exit safely in an emergency.”
““[…] if you call⟳ my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble⟳. It's bad enough to go around togged out like⟳ a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand⟳ that 'cause I'm paid for it. What I won't stand⟳ is to have⟳ them togs called a livery. […]””
“At today's practice, the football team performed a variety of goalkeeping drills.”
“Though the young women of Chicago’s drill scene can be as rowdy as their male counterparts, they’re also more diverse in subject matter⟳ and point⟳ to a possible way forward⟳.”
“New York City mayor Eric Adams held a summit with a group of drill rappers on Tuesday night and clarified he doesn’t actually want⟳ to ban their music, days after he appeared to blame⟳ the music scene for the recent shooting deaths of two young New York rappers and suggested drill videos be pulled from the internet.”
“Between ticky off-kilter rhythms and otherworldly digital voice processing, the experimental hip-hop genres trap⟳ and drill have⟳ delivered radical hymns from alien planets.”
“These bells are alarmin’ Point⟳ blank and you missed your target⟳ They go shooting range and their drills are garbage”
“I found down at the side of the house the remains of what must have⟳ once been a kitchen garden. Everything was choked with weeds and scutch grass, but the outlines of bed and drill were still there.”
“Springs through the pleasant meadows pour⟳ their drills.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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