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drill

[dril] / drɪl /
NOUN
practice, exercise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assignment conditioning discipline drilling homework preparation repetition training tryout warmup workout
STRONG
call constitutional dress gym instruction maneuvers marching run through shakedown
WEAK
daily dozen dry run learning by doing
NOUN
tool for boring
Synonyms
STRONG
auger awl bit borer corkscrew countersink dibble gimlet implement jackhammer punch riveter trepan trephine wimble
WEAK
rotary tool
VERB
train, discipline
Synonyms
STRONG
accustom exercise habituate hone instruct learn practice rehearse teach
WEAK
break in get into shape lick into shape tune up walk through work out
Antonyms
STRONG
ignore misunderstand neglect
VERB
bore hole
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dig penetrate punch
STRONG
perforate pierce prick puncture
WEAK
sink in
Antonyms
STRONG
fill patch plug

Example Sentences

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My wife requested a flashcard tool so she could drill her French vocabulary, with the ability to add and edit multiple word lists.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

If you are an oil producer with wells in California and global oil prices have risen to over $100 a barrel in the last week, are you going to drill new wells?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

While crude prices have soared, U.S. oil producers aren’t rushing to drill more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

The drill grinds rock into powder, which is then delivered to sophisticated instruments inside the rover for analysis.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Matthias knew the drill; it was surprising how the stone-holder could gain quiet among such a noisy, quarrelsome gathering.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.