• (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
• systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
• similar to the manDrill but smaller and less brightly colored
• a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
• train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
• undergo military training or do military exercises
• learn by repetition; "We Drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
• teach by repetition
• 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"

'Drill' in other languages