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Drilling
/ˈdɹɪlɪŋ/
To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
📖 Definitions of "Drilling"
- 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
To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.
"They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly."
- 3
To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.
"The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops."
- 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."
- 1
To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.
- 1
To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.
"waters drilled through a sandy stratum"
- 1
To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.
- 2
To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.
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