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Synonyms for drill
drɪldrill

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. drill

    Exercise, in the ordinary sense, is the easy natural action of any power; exertion is the putting of any power to strain and tax. An exercise-drive for a horse is so much as will develop strength and health and not appreciably weary. But by qualifying adjectives we may bring exercise up to the full sense of exertion; as, violent exercise. Exercise is action taken at any time with a view to employing, maintaining, or increasing power, or merely for enjoyment; practise is systematic exercise with a view to the acquirement of facility and skill in some pursuit; a person takes a walk for exercise, or takes time for practise on the piano. Practise is also used of putting into action and effect what one has learned or holds as a theory; as, the practise of law or medicine; a profession of religion is good, but the practise of it is better. Drill is systematic, rigorous, and commonly enforced practise under a teacher or commander. Compare HABIT.

    Synonyms:
    act, action, activity, application, employment, exercise, exertion, occupation, operation, performance, practise, use

    Antonyms:
    idleness, inaction, inactivity, relaxation, rest

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. drill

    Synonyms:
    teach, exercise, instruct, train, ordinate, discipline

    Antonyms:
    confuse, disarrange, disorder, misinstruct, miseducate, dishabituate

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. drillnoun

    a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)

    Synonyms:
    exercise, practice session, practice, recitation

  2. drill, Mandrillus leucophaeusnoun

    similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored

    Synonyms:
    exercise, practice session, practice, recitation

  3. exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitationnoun

    systematic training by multiple repetitions

    "practice makes perfect"

    Synonyms:
    physical exercise, usage, use, practice, praxis, recital, practice session, utilisation, example, utilization, class period, employment, exercising, pattern, course session, reading, recitation, workout, physical exertion, exercise

  4. drillverb

    (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms

    Synonyms:
    exercise, practice session, practice, recitation

  5. bore, drillverb

    make a hole, especially 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"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"

    Synonyms:
    tire, practise, practice, exercise, bore

  6. drillverb

    train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons

    Synonyms:
    exercise, practise, bore, practice

  7. drill, exercise, practice, practiseverb

    learn by repetition

    "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"

    Synonyms:
    rehearse, practise, exercise, commit, use, bore, do, work, work out, practice, apply, exert

  8. drillverb

    teach by repetition

    Synonyms:
    exercise, practise, bore, practice

  9. drillverb

    undergo military training or do military exercises

    Synonyms:
    exercise, practise, bore, practice

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. drillverb

    Synonyms:
    pierce, perforate, bore

  2. drillverb

    Synonyms:
    instruct, exercise, teach, train

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. drillverb

    Synonyms:
    perforate, pierce, bore, train, discipline, exercise

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How to use drill in a sentence?

  1. Erik Holm Reiso:

    In the UK, more has been drilled, so it is more difficult to find good and big enough prospects that could be profitable to drill. In Norway there is also more acreage.

  2. Shi Yi:

    This drill is targeted at a certain country's seriously wrong moves and remarks on the Taiwan question and Taiwan secessionists' activities, and is a necessary measure to safeguard the country's sovereignty.

  3. Thomas Dupree:

    She just was approved by the Senate for her current job about a year ago. I think that would have to give the White House some comfort that she knows the drill, she's been through a confirmation proceeding. Senators have voted for her previously, including some Republican senators.

  4. Andrew Wilcoski:

    We really need to drill down and look for it.

  5. Wendy McNamara:

    I would never have thought in a million years that anybody would have thought that it made sense to use in an active shooter drill where teachers are unaware that they're going to be shot with a pellet gun, that would have never crossed my mind as something we'd need to legislate.


Translations for drill

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  • тренировка, бургия, пробивам, обучавам се, строева подготовка, свредел, мандрил, габардин, бормашина, обучавам, сондирам, тренирамBulgarian
  • foradar, perforarCatalan, Valencian
  • vrtačka, vrtatCzech
  • bor, dril, boreDanish
  • Drill, bohren, schleifen, drillen, Bohrer, BohrmaschineGerman
  • δράπανο, άσκηση, τρυπώ, εκπαιδεύω, γυμνάσιοGreek
  • taladro, dril, simulacro, perforar, entrenar, taladradora, repetición, repetir, averiguarSpanish
  • drillima, trell, trellpuurEstonian
  • درلPersian
  • harjoitella, harjoittaa, ''Urosalpinx'', äkseerätä, teroittaa, pamauttaa, porata, suodattaa, viekoitella, pora, drilli, istukka, vako, harjoitus, harjoite, noro, harjoituttaa, tähdentää, porautua, [[kylvää]] [[vakoon]], kylvää [[riviin]], kuluttaaFinnish
  • rabâcher, approfondir, foreuse, drill, coutil, perceuse, exercice, entraînement, percer, entraîner, chignole, forerFrench
  • drilleyManx
  • מקדחה, קדח, תרגלHebrew
  • fúrógép, gyakorlatozás, gyakorlatozik, besulykol, fúrHungarian
  • borIcelandic
  • trivellare, crivellare, scavare, esercitazione, punta, perforare, addestrare, addestrarsi, esercitare, esercitarsi, inculcare, trapano, trapanareItalian
  • ドリル, 訓練Japanese
  • ბურღიGeorgian
  • terebra, transfigereLatin
  • urbtLatvian
  • hōrete, niho, ore, tūwiri, wiriMāori
  • latihanMalay
  • trapan, driller, goljaMaltese
  • instampen, drillen, blokken, graven, borenDutch
  • bor, drill, drille, terpe, bore, dypdykkeNorwegian
  • wiertarka, wiertłoPolish
  • furar, furadeira, perfurar, treinar, treinoPortuguese
  • burghiu, sfredel, gauriRomanian
  • дрель, дрил, тик, бормашина, сверли́ть, бури́ть, бур, муштра, обучать, строевая подготовка, вдалбливать, вдолбить, копать, бурав, коловорот, сверло, пёрка, муштровать, тренировать, тренировка, тренироваться, обучаться, копнутьRussian
  • бушилица, bušilicaSerbo-Croatian
  • vrtati, vrtalnik, izvrtatiSlovene
  • turjelëAlbanian
  • borrsväng, borra, träna, drilla, undersöka, borr, borrmaskin, drill, nötaSwedish
  • kwataSwahili
  • thực hànhVietnamese

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