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Meaning of drill

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  drill
      n 1: a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making
           holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by
           repeated blows)
      2: similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
         [syn: {drill}, {Mandrillus leucophaeus}]
      3: systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes
         perfect" [syn: {exercise}, {practice}, {drill}, {practice
         session}, {recitation}]
      4: (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in
         ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
      v 1: make a hole, especially 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"; "carpenter bees are boring
           holes into the wall" [syn: {bore}, {drill}]
      2: train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
      3: learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day";
         "Pianists practice scales" [syn: {drill}, {exercise},
         {practice}, {practise}]
      4: teach by repetition
      5: undergo military training or do military exercises

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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