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Noun drill has 4 senses
- drill - a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
--1 is a kind of tool
--1 has part: bit; chuck
--1 has particulars:
- drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus - similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
--2 is a kind of baboon
- exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation - systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
--3 is a kind of training, preparation, grooming
--3 has particulars:
- drill - (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
--4 is a kind of training, preparation, grooming
Verb drill has 5 senses
- bore, drill - make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"
--1 is one way to cut
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- drill - train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
--2 is one way to train, develop, prepare, educate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- drill, exercise, practice, practise - learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
--3 is one way to learn, study, read, take
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
- drill - teach by repetition
--4 is one way to teach, learn, instruct
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- drill - undergo military training or do military exercises
--5 is one way to train, prepare
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
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