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Drilling

/ˈdɹɪlɪŋ/

To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).

📖 Definitions of "Drilling"

verb
  1. 1

    To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).

    "Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction."

  2. 2

    To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.

    "They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly."

  3. 3

    To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.

    "The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops."

  4. 4

    To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.

    "The instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions."

verb
  1. 1

    To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.

verb
  1. 1

    To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.

    "waters drilled through a sandy stratum"

verb
  1. 1

    To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.

  2. 2

    To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.

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