to drill
55
2.9
- verb
- /drɪl/
:
adiestrar
- We were drilled for three days.
- drill students
- drill throws
Like, sorry, that not a good way to drill fear.
- Like, sorry, that not a good way to drill fear.
- Then we workflowed what our company would do, we drilled our team and we prepared for the worst.
- Tony Carpier, Brabel drilled us with Paul Heffer drilled us with the simple side of the game.
- But you ain't staying if the fundamentals week in, week out ain't drilled.
- When people drill, don't get them focused on numbers, get them focused on mechanics.
- We're just going to drill us for these kids.
- It's kind of the Russian way of drilling is doing the same technique.
Examples
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Her students were not good writers, but they had been drilled in the five-paragraph essay.
Academic text (2013) -
During dinner, Helen would drill the children about their successes at school.
Fiction book (1996) -
Did you drill that into him?
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" So he used to drill us in both Russian and English every day."
Fiction book (2002) -
In leadership development, they drill this into you the power of someone's name.
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Peter Pipe, our program instruction creator, drilled that lesson into us.
Academic text (1997) -
Provide standards and grounding like Dr. Greene always drilled into us.
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He wanted to deal with the players himself and he really drilled us and it meant so much more coming from your peer than a coach.
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The coach drills the team on their defensive strategies every week.
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In order to succeed, they must drill the new procedures into the trainees thoroughly.
Synonyms
697
1.0
To do something again and again to become better at it
31
1.4
Practice an activity regularly to get better at a skill
Make someone practice a skill again and again to improve it
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
To look closely at the small parts of a plan or report to understand it
Compounds
12
2.4
A practice where people leave a building to be safe during a fire or other emergency
- Specialized
11
3.7
A metal tool that makes holes in hard materials like rock or wood when attached to a drill
4
2.8
A tool that uses electricity or a battery to make holes in hard things like wood and metal
1
3.0
A hand-held tool that uses electricity to turn a small metal piece to make holes
- Specialized
1
3.7
A fast spinning tool dentists use to cut teeth and prepare holes for fillings
- Specialized
1
6.1
A tool that cuts out a round piece from hard materials like concrete or rock
- Specialized
1
5.0
A heavy drill that uses compressed air to break concrete or road surfaces
- Specialized
1
4.9
A small cutting tool with spiral grooves that makes holes in wood or metal
- Specialized
A hand tool with a rotating metal bit and a flat plate you press against the chest to make holes
- Specialized
Soldiers march shoulder to shoulder in a set formation for parades
- Specialized
A strong steel bar used in drills and machines that work under high pressure
- Slur
A confused, badly organized practice for leaving a building in an emergency
- Jargon
A practice exercise where players tip and pass the ball to improve reaction time and coordination
- Archaic
Tool with a point like a star for making holes in stone by hitting and turning it
- Specialized
A tool with straight grooves that help remove dust and chips while making holes in hard rock or masonry
- Jargon
A practice where soccer players control and pass the ball using two touches
How Repetitive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Drill (verb, train) comes from the same source as the practice noun, Dutch drillen meaning 'to practise', so to drill someone is to train them by repeating actions until they learn them well.