Drill
nnoun.artifacta tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)Derivationally Related Form:drill
Hypernyms:tool
Inherited Hypernyms:drilltoolimplementinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:augerbore bitborerbrace and bitbreast drillburr drillcore drilldentist's drillgimlethand drillhandheld drillpower drillreamerrock drillscrew augerstone drilltrepanwimble
Part Meronyms:bit chuck
Full Hyponyms:augerbore bitbrace and bitbreast drillcore drillcross bitdentist's drillelectric drillhand drillpneumatic drillpower drillreamerstar drillstraight flutetrepan
nnoun.animalsimilar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly coloredSynset:Mandrillus leucophaeus
Hypernyms:baboon
Inherited Hypernyms:drillbaboonold world monkeymonkeyprimateplacentalmammalvertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.actsystematic training by multiple repetitionsSynset:exercise practice practice session recitation
Derivationally Related Form:exercisepracticedrill
Hypernyms:grooming preparation training
Inherited Hypernyms:exercisetrainingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:brushupdry runfire drillmanualmanual of armsmilitary drillrehearsalreviewscrimmageshadowboxingtarget practice
Full Hyponyms:close-order drilldress rehearsalfire drillmanual of armsmilitary drillrehearsalreviewrub uprun-throughscrimmageshadowboxingsquare-bashingtarget practicewalk-through
nnoun.act(military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of armsTopic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Derivationally Related Form:drill
Hypernyms:grooming preparation training
Inherited Hypernyms:drilltrainingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactmake a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand toolSynset:bore
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:drillingelectric drilldrillboreborer
Hypernyms:cut
Inherited Hypernyms:borecutseparatemove
Direct Hyponyms:counter-drillspudtrepan
Full Troponyms:counter-drillspudtrepan
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.cognitiontrain in the military, e.g., in the use of weaponsHypernyms:develop educate prepare train
Inherited Hypernyms:drilltrainteachinformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.cognitionlearn by repetitionSynset:exercise practice practise
Examples:- We drilled French verbs every day
- Pianists practice scales
Derivationally Related Form:exercisepracticedrill
Hypernyms:learn read study take
Inherited Hypernyms:drilllearn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.cognitionteach by repetitionDerivationally Related Form:drill
Hypernyms:instruct learn teach
Inherited Hypernyms:drillteachinformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:beat indrill inhammer ininculcateinfuseinstillram down
Full Troponyms:dinhammer ininculcate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.cognitionundergo military training or do military exercisesDerivationally Related Form:drill
Hypernyms:prepare train
Inherited Hypernyms:drilltrainlearn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s