What does drill mean?

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[n] a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)[v] 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 b

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[n] a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)

[v] 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)

[n] similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored

[v] train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons

[n] systematic training by multiple repetitions
(practice makes perfect)

[v] learn by repetition
(We drilled French verbs every day Pianists practice scales)

[n] (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms

[v] teach by repetition

[v] undergo military training or do military exercises

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