drill
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(verb) train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons |
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Related Words: develop, educate, prepare, train |
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| 2. |
(verb) undergo military training or do military exercises |
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Related Words: prepare, train |
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| 3. |
(verb) learn by repetition |
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Synonyms: exercise, practice, practise |
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Related Words: learn, read, study, take |
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(verb) teach by repetition |
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Related Words: beat in, drill in, hammer in, inculcate, infuse, instill, instruct, learn, ram down, teach |
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(noun) training in marching and the use of weapons |
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Synonyms: military drill |
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Related Words: close-order drill, drill, exercise, practice, practice session, square-bashing |
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(noun) similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored |
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Synonyms: Mandrillus leucophaeus |
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Related Words: baboon |
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(noun) a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) |
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Related Words: auger, bore bit, borer, brace and bit, breast drill, burr drill, dentist's drill, gimlet, hand drill, power drill, reamer, rock drill, screw auger, stone drill, tool, trepan, wimble |
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(noun) a rotating drill powered by an electric motor |
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Synonyms: electric drill |
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Related Words: power drill |
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| 9. |
(verb) drill a hole into |
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Synonyms: bore |
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Related Words: counter-drill, cut, trepan |
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(noun) systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" |
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Synonyms: exercise, practice, practice session |
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Related Words: brushup, drill, dry run, fire drill, grooming, manual, manual of arms, military drill, preparation, rehearsal, review, run through, scrimmage, shadowboxing, target practice, training |
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