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drill
noun
a
hand-held
or
power
tool
with
a
rotating
bit
that
makes
holes
in
hard
materials
such
as
wood
,
metal
,
or
plastic
•
The
carpenter
picked
up
his
drill
to
hang
the
picture
frame
.
The
carpenter
picked
up
his
drill
to
hang
the
picture
frame
.
•
My
dad's
old
drill
makes
a
loud
whirring
noise
whenever
he
uses
it
.
My
dad's
old
drill
makes
a
loud
whirring
noise
whenever
he
uses
it
.
From
Middle
Dutch
drille
(“
to
bore
,
turn
round
”),
related
to
Old
English
drellan
(“
to
turn
,
whirl
”).
verb
to
make
a
hole
in
something
by
using
a
drill
•
The
plumber
drilled
a
hole
through
the
tile
to
install
the
shower
handle
.
The
plumber
drilled
a
hole
through
the
tile
to
install
the
shower
handle
.
•
Before
hanging
the
mirror
,
she
carefully
drilled
into
the
brick
wall
.
Before
hanging
the
mirror
,
she
carefully
drilled
into
the
brick
wall
.
Derived
from
the
noun
sense
of
using
a
drill
,
first
attested
in
English
in
the
late
17th
century
.
noun
a
repeated
exercise
or
practice
activity
that
trains
people
to
do
something
accurately
,
especially
used
in
the
military
,
sports
,
or
school
•
The
soldiers
practiced
a
marching
drill
on
the
parade
ground
.
The
soldiers
practiced
a
marching
drill
on
the
parade
ground
.
•
Our
basketball
coach
makes
us
run
the
same
passing
drill
every
day
.
Our
basketball
coach
makes
us
run
the
same
passing
drill
every
day
.
Sense
expanded
from
military
training
in
the
18th
century
to
general
practice
exercises
.
noun
the
usual
or
accepted
way
something
is
done
;
the
normal
procedure
•
You
know
the
drill
—
sign
in
and
wait
for
your
name
to
be
called
.
You
know
the
drill
—
sign
in
and
wait
for
your
name
to
be
called
.
•
It
was
her
first
day
,
so
I
explained
the
drill
to
her
step
by
step
.
It
was
her
first
day
,
so
I
explained
the
drill
to
her
step
by
step
.
Informal
extension
of
the
training
sense
,
first
recorded
in
American
English
in
the
early
20th
century
.
noun
a
large
West
African
monkey
closely
related
to
the
mandrill
,
with
dark
fur
and
a
brightly
colored
face
,
now
endangered
•
The
drill
is
endangered
due
to
habitat
loss
in
West
Africa
.
The
drill
is
endangered
due
to
habitat
loss
in
West
Africa
.
•
At
the
zoo
,
the
children
were
fascinated
by
a
male
drill
displaying
its
colorful
face
.
At
the
zoo
,
the
children
were
fascinated
by
a
male
drill
displaying
its
colorful
face
.
From
scientific
New
Latin
‘
Mandrillus
leucophaeus
’;
common
name
‘
drill
’
recorded
in
English
since
the
mid-19th
century
.