English noun: drill | |||
1. | drill (artifact) a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tool | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | auger, bore bit, borer, brace and bit, breast drill, burr drill, core drill, dentist's drill, gimlet, hand drill, handheld drill, power drill, reamer, rock drill, screw auger, stone drill, trepan, wimble | ||
Part holonym | bit, chuck | ||
2. | drill (animal) similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored | ||
Synonyms | Mandrillus leucophaeus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | baboon | ||
3. | drill (act) systematic training by multiple repetitions | ||
Samples | Practice makes perfect. | ||
Synonyms | exercise, practice, practice session, recitation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | grooming, preparation, training | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brushup, dry run, fire drill, manual, manual of arms, military drill, rehearsal, rehearsal, review, scrimmage, shadowboxing, target practice | ||
4. | drill (act) (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms | ||
Broader (hypernym) | grooming, preparation, training | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
English verb: drill | |||
1. | drill (contact) make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool | ||
Samples | 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 | bore | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | counter-drill, spud, trepan | ||
2. | drill (cognition) train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | develop, educate, prepare, train | ||
3. | drill (cognition) learn by repetition | ||
Samples | We drilled French verbs every day. Pianists practice scales. | ||
Synonyms | exercise, practice, practise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | learn, read, study, take | ||
4. | drill (cognition) teach by repetition | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | instruct, learn, teach | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | beat in, drill in, hammer in, inculcate, infuse, instill, ram down | ||
5. | drill (cognition) undergo military training or do military exercises | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | prepare, train | ||