drill

1. A tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) (synset 103244429)
   is a type of: tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
   subtypes:

   • auger, gimlet, screw auger, wimble - hand tool for boring holes
   • bore bit, borer, rock drill, stone drill - a drill for penetrating rock
   • brace and bit - a drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it
   • breast drill - a portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work
   • core drill - a drill that removes a cylindrical core from the drill hole
   • burr drill, dentist's drill - a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth
   • hand drill, handheld drill - a small portable drill held and operated by hand
   • power drill - a power tool for drilling holes into hard materials
   • reamer - a drill that is used to shape or enlarge holes
   • trepan - a drill for cutting circular holes around a center
   has:

   • bit - the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
   • chuck - a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
2. Similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored (synset 102489710)
   is a type of: baboon - large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
   same as: mandrillus leucophaeus
3. Systematic training by multiple repetitions (synset 100896250)
   "practice makes perfect"
   is a type of: grooming, preparation, training - activity leading to skilled behavior
   subtypes:

   • fire drill - an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire
   • manual, manual of arms - (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle
   • military drill - training in marching and the use of weapons
   • rehearsal - (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory
   • dry run, rehearsal - a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
   • brushup, review - practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
   • scrimmage - (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
   • shadowboxing - sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)
   • target practice - practice in shooting at targets
   same as: exercise, practice, practice session, recitation
4. (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms (synset 100896057)
   referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
   is a type of: grooming, preparation, training - activity leading to skilled behavior

1. Make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (synset 201445640)
   "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"
   is a type of: cut - separate with or as if with an instrument
   subtypes:

   • spud - initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum
   • counter-drill - drill in an opposite direction
   • trepan - cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery
   same as: bore
2. Train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons (synset 200605376)
   is a type of: develop, educate, prepare, train - create by training and teaching
3. Learn by repetition (synset 200607488)
   "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
   is a type of: learn, read, study, take - be a student of a certain subject
   same as: exercise, practice, practise
4. Teach by repetition (synset 200607730)
   is a type of: instruct, learn, teach - impart skills or knowledge to
   subtypes:

   • beat in, drill in, hammer in, ram down - teach by drills and repetition
   • inculcate, infuse, instill - teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
5. Undergo military training or do military exercises (synset 200605489)
   is a type of: prepare, train - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession

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