Definition of drill in English English dictionary
- To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it
The instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions.
- A strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave
- To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level
Drill deeper and you may find the underlying assumptions faulty.
- An Old World monkey of West Africa, Mandrillus leucophaeus, similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacking the colorful face
- To cause one's subordinates to drill (2)
The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops.
- To hit or kick with a lot of power
Without compromising he drilled the ball home, leaving Dynamos' ill-fated keeper diving for fresh air.
- To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (1)
Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction.
- An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise)
Regular fire drills can ensure that everyone knows how to exit safely in an emergency.
- Any of several molluscs, of the genus Urosalpinx, that drill holes in the shells of other animals
- A tool used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece
Wear safety glasses when operating an electric drill.
- The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit
Use a drill with a wire brush to remove any rust or buildup.
- To practice, especially in a military context
They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly.
- {n} a sharp instrument, small furrow, baboon
- {v} to bore, cut, delay, drag slowly, range
- To sow in furrows
- A marine gastropod, of several species, which kills oysters and other bivalves by drilling holes through the shell
- To trickle
- When you drill into something or drill a hole in something, you make a hole in it using a drill. He drilled into the wall of Lili's bedroom I drilled five holes at equal distance
- To create a hole by removing material with a drill (1)
- A tool used for perforating wood, bone, and soft stone
- teach by repetition
- an exercise designed primarily to improve the technique of a swimmer Many drills focus on a single aspect of a stroke or stroke technique A commonly-used drill is swimming freestyle with one arm only
- A piece of equipment for seeding that is pulled behind a tractor The drill is used to plant wheat and other small seed crops It makes a long groove in the soil, drops the seeds into it and then covers and firms the soil above the seed
- An exercise involving a portion or part of a stoke, used to improve technique
- A disciplined, repetitious exercise to teach and perfect a skill or procedure; e g , fire, man overboard, abandon ship A standardized, instantaneous, and instinctive action or procedure which is a trained response to a stimulus; e g , enemy action, leader's order See battle drill
- in the use of weapons undergo military training or do military exercises learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
- Drilling holes to accommodate a loose left binder It doesn't have to be three holes; we do one to seven
- Fibre: Cotton Weave: Twill Left-hand twill From top left to lower right L2/1 or L3/1 Characteristics Closer, flatter wales that ganardine Medium weight and course yarns are used Also made in some other weights Some left in the grey but can be bleached or dyed When dyed a khaki colour it is known by that name Uses: Uniforms, work clothes, slip covers, sportswear, and many industrial uses
- {f} bore a hole; practice, train; sow seeds in rows
- An implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made
- The actual drilling of holes into paper for ring or comb binding
- systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
- A row of seed sown in a furrow
- 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"
- To train in the military art; to exercise diligently, as soldiers, in military evolutions and exercises; hence, to instruct thoroughly in the rudiments of any art or branch of knowledge; to discipline
- To sow in drills
- When people drill for oil or water, they search for it by drilling deep holes in the ground or in the bottom of the sea. There have been proposals to drill for more oil The team is still drilling. + drilling drill·ing Drilling is due to start early next year
- If you drill people, you teach them to do something by making them repeat it many times. He drills the choir to a high standard
- Same as Drilling
- train in the military, e g , in the use of weapons
- A drill is a tool or machine that you use for making holes. pneumatic drills. a dentist's drill
- A method of planting seed with an implement that places the seed in closely spaced rows on or slightly below the surface of the soil
- An oblong tool made of flaked stone used in drilling holes in wood, leather or hides Oftentimes, drills were made from well used projectile points which were near end of life and thus many drills maintain the stem and hafting area of the original point type
- A large African baboon (Cynocephalus leucophæus)
- learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
- {i} tool for drilling holes; practice, training; furrow; seeding machine; row of seeds in a furrow
- A machine utilizing rotation, percussion (hammering), or a combination of both to make holes If the hole is much over 0 4m in diameter, the machine is called a borer
- A strong, twilled cotton fabric with a diagonal weave similar to denim Also known as Khaki when dyed that color
- To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling; as, waters drilled through a sandy stratum
- The movement of the band on the field Written as pictures, it tells each student where they are supposed to be positioned at any given point in time during the show The students learn it in "pages", and it usually takes all summer for them to put it together
- In the printing arena, to drill a whole in a printed matter
- practicing the basic maneuvers of infantry [or cavalry] Drill can be done at the Company, Battalion or Regimental level
- Process of forming holes by mechanical, laser or plasma means
- This term has two applications in the fire service, both related to training A drill can be a class given at the station on how to use a certain piece of equipment or how to conduct various aspects of firefighting A drill could also be a response by fire apparatus from one or more departments to a simulated incident A simulated fire is sometimes called an exercise
- A light furrow or channel made to put seed into sowing
- To practice an exercise or exercises; to train one's self
- To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal
- Any exercise, physical or mental, enforced with regularity and by constant repetition; as, a severe drill in Latin grammar
- You can drill to see the information in a report in different levels of detail Drill relationships between items are defined by the Data Query Administrator
- A drill is a routine exercise or activity, in which people practise what they should do in dangerous situations. a fire drill. air-raid drills. Durable cotton or linen twill of varying weights, generally used for work clothes. A baboon (Papio leucophaeus) of western Africa, related to and resembling the mandrill. Tool to make holes, usually by revolving. Drills, gimlets, and augers have cutting edges that detach material to leave a hole. Drilling usually requires high speed and low torque, with little material being removed during each revolution of the tool. The earliest (perhaps Bronze Age) drill points had sharp edges that ultimately developed into arrow shapes with two distinct cutting edges. This shape was effective and remained popular until the late 19th century, when factory-made, spiral-fluted twist drills became available at reasonable cost to displace the blacksmith-made articles. Rotating drill bits containing diamonds or other hard materials are used for drilling rock, as for tunnels or oil wells. See also drill press. In military science, the preparation of soldiers for performance of their duties through the practice of prescribed movements. It trains soldiers in battle formations, familiarizes them with their weapons, and develops a sense of teamwork and discipline. Today close-order drill is used for marching, ceremonies, and parades; combat drill is used to practice the looser routines of battle. It was introduced by the Greeks, who practiced the maneuvers of the phalanx. Careful training of the legions was a major factor in the Roman Empire's dominance. After Rome's decline, drill largely disappeared and battles became free-for-all combats. Gustav II Adolf of Sweden led in reintroducing drill techniques in early 17th-century Europe. Large, short-tailed monkey (Mandrillus leucophaeus, family Cercopithecidae). Formerly found from Nigeria to Cameroon, it is now restricted to remote forest regions of Cameroon because of hunting and deforestation. Like the related mandrill, the drill is stout-bodied and has vividly coloured buttocks. The male is about 32 in. (82 cm) long and has a black face. Its lower lip is bright red, the hairs around the face and a tuft behind the ears are yellowish white, and the rest of the fur is olive-brown. An omnivore, it is mainly terrestrial, gregarious, and powerful, and it can fight ferociously if molested
- A drill is a way that teachers teach their students something by making them repeat it many times. The teacher runs them through a drill -- the days of the week, the weather and some counting
- this refers to stroke drills used to improve the efficiency of your strokes Invest your time wisely when drilling A more efficient stroke allows you to swim with less effort, and will help prevent shoulder injuries
- To cause ones subordinates to drill (2)
- The most destructive kind is Urosalpinx cinerea
- An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with its end, by revolving, as in drilling metals, or by a succession of blows, as in drilling stone; also, a drill press
- similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
- A drill is repeated training for a group of people, especially soldiers, so that they can do something quickly and efficiently. The Marines carried out a drill that included 18 ships and 90 aircraft
- a tool used for making small round holes in wood, plastic and metal
- A small trickling stream; a rill
- To entice; to allure from step; to decoy; with on
- drill bit
- A twist drill
- drill bit
- Any other style of cutter, for example a spade drill, that is rotated and fed in a similar manner as a twist drill to of cut a hole in metal, wood or other materials
- drill bits
- plural form of drill bit
- drill core
- The long cylinder of material obtained by use of a core drill
- drill cores
- plural form of drill core
- drill down
- to examine information at another level or in greater detail; especially in a database, to navigate to a more detailed level or record
From the employee list, you can drill down to find addresses and pay history.
- drill down
- an internal competition used to practice marching commands, in which the last person caught improperly executing a command wins
We knew someone had lost when the last two people in the drill down ended up facing each other.
- drill downs
- plural form of drill down
- drill in
- To cause (the object in question) to move very rapidly
I drilled in a left-foot strike from outside the box.
- drill instructor
- The generic term for the principal instructor of fresh military recruits undergoing basic training in the various branches of the United States military, routinely abbreviated to the initialism DI; always filled by enlisted personnel (a sergeant or petty officer)
Coast Guard: company commander.
- drill instructors
- plural form of drill instructor
- drill jig
- A type of jig that expedites repetitive hole center location on multiple interchangeable parts by acting as a template to guide the twist drill into the precise location of each intended hole center
- drill jigs
- plural form of drill jig
- drill press
- A machine tool in which a rotating cutter, usually a twist drill, is pushed into a workpiece to produce a hole
- drill sergeant
- drill instructor
- drill down
- (Bilgisayar) access data in a lower level of a hierarchically structured database
- drill in
- (deyim) Instill
His mother had drilled politeness into him.
- drill rod
- (Mühendislik) A high-grade steel used in tools and dies that is made by fusing low-carbon steel with charcoal or cast iron. Formerly prepared in a graphite crucible, it is now produced in an electric furnace. Also called crucible steel and drill rod
- drill bit
- {i} drilling bit, bit for drilling oil
- drill bit
- The part of the drilling tool that actually cuts through the rock Drill bits bore a hole into soil, sand or rock by a combination of crushing and shearing actions Drill bits used for extra-hard rock are studded with thousands of tiny industrial diamonds, the hardest substances known
- drill bit
- A helically grooved steel tool used to cut holes Bits are generally used in a hand brace, lathe, press, or flexible shaft Drop hammer A large hydraulically, electrically, or pneumatically powered hammer used in blacksmithing or to exert great force against dies to create specific shapes
- drill bit
- The part of the drilling tool that cuts through rock strata
- drill bit
- a bit used in drilling for oil
- drill bit
- A three-coned roller type bit assembly that cuts the hole in the earth
- drill bit
- - a drilling tool coated with diamonds which cuts through rock
- drill bomb
- bomb which is less expensive and less powerful than a real bomb and is used during training exercises
- drill chuck
- {i} chuck used to hold a drill bit
- drill down
- Application features that allow progression from a summarized, general level to the detailed transactions and data comprising the totals
- drill down
- (adjective: drill-down) a direct manipulation of an element wherein a user follows a relation from one concept to another, resulting in the rendering of one or more elements (see also: roll up)
- drill down
- A term used to express what a surfer does as he or she goes further into a web site-deeper into the back pages, deeper into data
- drill down
- to access increasingly detailed data or information, starting from a high level of a hierarchical database or information base Accés en mode descendant
- drill down
- The act of moving from a display of summary data to more detail Commonly used in examining data in a data warehouse or OLAP application See Roll-up
- drill down
- Drilling down gives you more detail on one category within a level of a dimension For example, if the current level is "years" within the YEAR dimension, drilling down on one category (i e , 1996) will reveal the level of detail below that one category only Each column and row heading is a hyperlink to more detailed information about the category To drill down, simply click your mouse on the hyperlink you wish for more detail about
- drill down
- The activity of navigating from high level data to detailed data (e g summary level to atomic level) using a data query/analysis tool
- drill down
- The ability to go down to the next level of detail in a set of data For instance, if youre looking at an expense figure for a division, you can drill down to the expenses for each department in the division
- drill down
- the process where users can find increasing detail by moving through levels of a database
- drill down
- and Drill Up
- drill down
- Used to indicate movement from a broader or more general folder to a less general (more specific) folder Suppose your C: drive contains a folder named ASI490, and within that folder are folders named Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Databases Within the Word Processing folder are files named Assn1 doc and Assn2 doc From My Computer, you might click on Drive C: , then "drill down" to the ASI490 folder, drill down further to the Word Processing folder, and finally click Assn2 doc It's similar to providing the DOS path to the file: C: \ASI490\Word Processing\Assn2 doc
- drill down
- 1 To increase the amount of detail about a topic, the amount of additional detail is relative to the starting level
- drill down
- is the process of navigating from a top-level view of, e g , overall sales down through the sales territories, down to the individual sales person level This is a more intuitive way to obtain information at the detail level
- drill down
- Drill Down refers to the process of disaggregating summary results along some dimension Disaggregation might be to an intermediate level or to an atomic level, the finest level recorded for the dimension Drilling "through the floor" to the entity level refers to finding the entities that were summarized in a cell at the atomic level
- drill down
- (Computers) ability to move quickly through a hierarchy of folders or secondary directories
- drill down
- A term used to express what a surfer does as he or she goes further into a web site -- deeper into the back pages, deeper into data Make certain that when someone takes the time to "drill down" into your site that they come back with information worth digging for
- drill grenade
- fake grenade used in training exercises
- drill hole
- a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
- drill instructor
- a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline
- drill instructor
- A noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military drill and discipline
- drill master
- a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline
- drill press
- A tall upright machine that is useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest, sending important things you've kept piled safely nearby flying to the far corners of the garage
- drill press
- A powered vertical drilling machine in which the drill is pressed to the work automatically or by a hand lever. or drilling machine Machine tool for producing holes in hard substances. The drill is held in a rotating spindle and is fed into the workpiece, which is usually clamped in a vise supported on a table. The drill may be gripped in a chuck with three jaws that move radially in unison, or it may have a tapered shank that fits into a tapered hole in the spindle. Means are provided for varying the spindle speed and (on some machines) for automatically feeding the drill into the workpiece. See also boring machine
- drill press
- A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw
- drill press
- A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, splattering it against the Rolling Stones poster over the bench grinder
- drill rig
- rig used in drilling for oil or gas
- drill shell
- type of explosive used during training exercises (less expensive and less powerful than a real shell)
- drill site
- workplace that is the site of a drill hole
- drill steel
- A high-grade steel used in tools and dies that is made by fusing low-carbon steel with charcoal or cast iron. Formerly prepared in a graphite crucible, it is now produced in an electric furnace. Also called crucible steel
- drill steel
- carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels
- Birkenhead drill
- The concept or practice of taking 'women and children first' in an evacuation or rescue
- Chinese fire drill
- A silly, pointless exercise
- Chinese fire drill
- A prank performed while stopped in a car at a red-light; each passenger (including the driver) shouts "Chinese fire drill", exits the vehicle, runs at least once around it, then re-enters, taking a different seat
- core drill
- A device used to remove a cylinder-shaped sample of material for examination
- driller
- One who drills
- driller
- A person in charge of a drilling rig
- drilling
- A long firearm with three (or rarely, four) barrels
- drilling
- The act of drilling'''
- drilling
- Present participle of drill
- fire drill
- An organised practice to prepare occupants of an office, school or other public building for evacuation in the event of a fire
- fire drill
- any pointless, unproductive, useless, or chaotic activity (sometimes Chinese fire drill, but this usage is becoming outmoded in an age of political correctness)
Since they changed the standards again, our previous efforts now just amount to a fire drill.
- fire drill
- any chaotic, unexpected activity. (With the dropping of Chinese the phrase has also often lost its pejorative meaning of pointless and unproductive. In this way, fire drill is often used in the same idiomatic way putting out fires or fire fighting is used.)
Sorry I didn't get back to you earlier, I've been involved in a fire drill all afternoon.
- fire drill
- A rod which is rotated on a flat surface like a drill until it is hot enough to start a fire
- khaki drill
- a form of British military uniform made of cotton drill, often used in tropical service
- match drill
- The process of drilling a hole through multiple assembled parts at once, so as to ensure that the parts align properly in the final assembly
- oyster drill
- A type of snail, Urosalpinx cinerea (and others), that uses its eversible gland to soften its prey's shell, and then drill a hole in the shell to consume the oyster or other shellfish
- seed drill
- A type of sowing machine
- tap drill
- The drill that is the correct size to produce the hole for a certain size of tap
The tap drill for a ½-13 UNC tap is either a 0.421 or a 0.437 drill, depending on desired percentage of thread.
- twist drill
- A rotating cutting tool, used for cutting holes in metal, wood, or other materials, that consists of an essentially conical point, relieved and fluted to form cutting lips, and spiral flutes which direct the chips away from the lips and toward ejection from the hole. Called also a drill bit or drill
- evacuation drill
- exercise which trains people to exit a facility by the shortest and safest route (in case of an emergency)
- substitution drill
- A classroom technique used to practise new language that involves the teacher first modelling a word or a sentence and the learners repeating it. The teacher then substitutes one or more key words, or changes the prompt, and the learners say the new structure
- You know the drill
- (deyim) An expression meaning "You know what to do, no questions required"
- know the drill
- (deyim) Know what needs to be done or what usually happens in a situation You know the drill - cut the grass, bag the clippings, and leave them at the curb
You know the drill - cut the grass, bag the clippings, and leave them at the curb.
- A drill
- thrill
- air drill
- A drill driven by the elastic pressure of condensed air; a pneumatic drill
- breast drill
- a portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work
- close-order drill
- (military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder)
- counter-drill
- drill in an opposite direction
- dentist's drill
- a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth
- diamond drill
- rotary drill set with black diamonds at its end (used for perforating and boring in rock)
- drilled
- trained in a skill by repetitious practice; "well-drilled in military procedures
- drilled
- past of drill
- drilled
- trained in a skill by repetitious practice; "well-drilled in military procedures"
- drilled
- {s} trained in a skill by repetitive practice, exercised; perforated with a drill
- driller
- One who, or that which, drills
- driller
- {i} one who uses a drill; machine used for drilling; trainer, one who drills troops or students; one who sows seeds
- drillers
- plural of driller
- drilling
- For sheets to be bound in looseleaf folders or spiral-type bindings Done by a special machine that has a row of drills, which can penetrate a greater thickness of sheets than can punches
- drilling
- {i} act of boring a hole; hole that has been drilled
- drilling
- The operation of producing a hole by removing material from a solid mass using a cutting tool called a drill
- drilling
- Fluid: any substance, such as air or gas, water or oil base muds, circulated in a well during drilling operations
- drilling
- The act of using a drill in sowing seeds
- drilling
- the act of making a hole in the ground using mechanical means
- drilling
- The act of boring a hole (1) to determine whether minerals are present in commercially recoverable quantities and (2) to accomplish production of the minerals (including drilling to inject fluids) Exploratory Drilling to locate probable mineral deposits or to establish the nature of geological structures; such wells may not be capable of production if minerals are discovered
- drilling
- The use of such a machine to create holes for exploration or for loading with explosives
- drilling
- the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
- drilling
- The act of piercing with a drill
- drilling
- The act of boring a hole through which oil or gas may be produced if encountered in commercial quantities
- drilling
- An indicator of whether a platform is drilling
- drilling
- A training by repeated exercises
- drilling
- Operation of producing a circular hole by removing solid metal
- drilling
- The intensive and repetitive practice of the target language, which may be choral or individual
- drilling
- (v) A process that uses a rotating cutting tool to produce holes It can also refer more specifically to a process that produces holes using twist drill bits
- drilling
- Piercing a hole in rock In exploration, drilling allows for samples of the rock to be taken In mining, it is used to insert explosives for blasting
- drilling
- Making a round hole or cavity by boring directly into a solid surface with rotating bits
- drilling
- Boring into the earth to access geothermal resources, usually with oil and gas drilling equipment that has been modified to meet geothermal requirements
- drilling
- Holes for three ring binding are drilled, rather than punched The standard hole punch used in most offices can only punch a few sheets at a time However, a specialized drilling machine performs the same function on up to 1000 sheets in a single pass
- drilling
- A firearm with three barrels
- drilling
- the process by which a hole is bored into the earth, usually to find and remove subsurface formation fluids such as oil and gas
- drilling
- Finishing process used to make holes in paper Standard 3-hole, 2-hole, or custom drilling is available in various hole dimensions
- drilling
- A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton
- drilling
- the act of drilling
- drills
- plural of , drill
- drills
- third-person singular of drill
- electric drill
- a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor
- fire drill
- exercise conducted in order to test readiness for a fire
- fire drill
- When there is a fire drill in a particular building, the people who work or live there practise what to do if there is a fire. An exercise in the use of firefighting equipment or the evacuation of a building in case of a fire. an occasion when people pretend that a building is burning and practise leaving it, so that they learn what to do if there is a real fire
- hammer drill
- or rotary drill A tool for drilling into masonry It looks like an oversized electric drill and hammers rapidly while it turns the bit
- hammer drill
- electric hand drill that hammers as well as rotates
- hammer drill
- Tool resembling an oversized electric drill used for drilling into masonry As it turns the bit, it hammers rapidly
- hand drill
- a small portable drill held and operated by hand
- military drill
- training in marching and the use of weapons
- star drill
- a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry; it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows
- traverse drill
- A machine tool for drilling slots, in which the work or tool has a lateral motion back and forth; also, a drilling machine in which the spindle holder can be adjusted laterally