English Dictionary

drill

/dɹɪl/

noun

A tool used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece. / The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.

I need to buy a new drill for my home improvement project.

意味（1）

A tool used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece.

Wear safety glasses when operating an electric drill.

意味（2）

The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.

Use a drill with a wire brush to remove any rust or buildup.

意味（3）

An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.

“[…] if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it. What I won't stand is to have them togs called a livery. […]”

意味（4）

A short and highly repeatable sports training exercise designed to hone a particular skill that may be useful in competition.

At today's practice, the football team performed a variety of goalkeeping drills.

意味（5）

Any of several molluscs, of the genus Urosalpinx, especially the oyster drill (Urosalpinx cinerea), that drill holes in the shells of other animals.

意味（6）

(uncountable, music) A style of trap music with gritty, violent lyrics, originating on the South Side of Chicago.

Though the young women of Chicago’s drill scene can be as rowdy as their male counterparts, they’re also more diverse in subject matter and point to a possible way forward.