vverb.contactmake a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand toolSynset:bore drill
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:drillingelectric drilldrillboreborer
Hypernyms:cut
Inherited Hypernyms:borecutseparatemove
Direct Hyponyms:counter-drillspudtrepan
Full Troponyms:counter-drillspudtrepan
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.cognitiontrain in the military, e.g., in the use of weaponsHypernyms:develop educate prepare train
Inherited Hypernyms:drilltrainteachinformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.cognitionlearn by repetitionSynset:drill exercise practice practise
Examples:- We drilled French verbs every day
- Pianists practice scales
Derivationally Related Form:exercisepracticedrill
Hypernyms:learn read study take
Inherited Hypernyms:drilllearn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.cognitionteach by repetitionDerivationally Related Form:drill
Hypernyms:instruct learn teach
Inherited Hypernyms:drillteachinformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:beat indrill inhammer ininculcateinfuseinstillram down
Full Troponyms:dinhammer ininculcate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.cognitionundergo military training or do military exercisesDerivationally Related Form:drill
Hypernyms:prepare train
Inherited Hypernyms:drilltrainlearn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
adj satadj.alltrained in a skill by repetitious practiceExamples:- well-drilled in military procedures
Antonyms:untrained
Inherited Hypernyms:drilled
Similar to:trained