verb

1. To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).

   “Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction.”

2. To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.

   “They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly.”

3. To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.

   “The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops.”

Synonyms: bore, excavate, gouge, plow, poke, root, shaft

verb

1. To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.

verb

1. To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.

   “waters drilled through a sandy stratum”

verb

1. To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.

2. To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.

Synonyms: entice, lead on, lure

noun

1. Act of drilling.