DRILL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DRILL?

Need another word that means the same as “drill”? Find 47 synonyms and 30 related words for “drill” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Drill” are: exercise, practice, practice session, recitation, mandrillus leucophaeus, drilling tool, boring tool, rotary tool, auger, bit, brace and bit, gimlet, awl, bradawl, training, instruction, coaching, teaching, grounding, procedure, routine, pattern, regimen, programme, schedule, method, system, custom, order, bore, practise, bore a hole in, make a hole in, cut a hole in, drill a hole in, train, instruct, coach, teach, ground, inculcate, discipline, make fit, rehearse, put someone through their paces

Drill as a Noun

Definitions of "Drill" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “drill” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms.
• Similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored.
• A tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows.
• Systematic training by multiple repetitions.
• A tool or machine with a rotating cutting tip or reciprocating hammer or chisel, used for making holes.
• (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms.
• The correct or recognized procedure or way of doing something.
• A tool with a rotating tip used by a dentist for cutting away part of a tooth before filling it.
• Intensive instruction or training in something, typically by means of repeated exercises.
• A rehearsal of the procedure to be followed in an emergency.
• A predatory mollusc that bores into the shells of other molluscs in order to feed on the soft tissue.
• Instruction or training in military exercises.

Synonyms of "Drill" as a noun (29 Words)

auger	A large tool similar to an auger used for boring holes in the ground.
awl	A small pointed tool used for piercing holes, especially in leather.
bit	The cutting part of a drill usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press. Give the duck a bit of bread.
boring tool	The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum.
brace and bit	Two items of the same kind.
bradawl	A tool for boring holes, resembling a small, sharpened screwdriver.
coaching	A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport.
custom	Regular dealings with a shop or business by customers. It is our custom to visit the Lake District in October.
drilling tool	The training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms.
exercise	An action, often used negatively and without consequences. An exercise in futility.
gimlet	Hand tool for boring holes.
grounding	The loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface. A good grounding in mathematics.
instruction	The activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill. Our instruction was carefully programmed.
mandrillus leucophaeus	Similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored.
method	An acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed. Historical study is the rigorous combination of knowledge and method.
order	The position in which a rifle is held after ordering arms. Law and order.
pattern	A regular and intelligible form or sequence discernible in the way in which something happens or is done. The house had been built on the usual pattern.
practice	The carrying out or exercise of a profession, especially that of a doctor or lawyer. It must have taken a lot of practice to become so fluent.
practice session	Systematic training by multiple repetitions.
procedure	A mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings. The procedure of obtaining a driver s license.
programme	A system of projects or services intended to meet a public need. A weekly programme of films.
recitation	Written matter that is recited from memory. The program included songs and recitations of well loved poems.
regimen	(medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet. A regimen of one or two injections per day.
rotary tool	Electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa.
routine	An unvarying or habitual method or procedure. As a matter of routine a report will be sent to the director.
schedule	An appendix to a formal document or statute, especially as a list, table, or inventory. They need a clear schedule of fixtures and fittings.
system	A procedure or process for obtaining an objective. The system of bright stars known as the Gould Belt.
teaching	A doctrine that is taught. He prepared for teaching while still in college.
training	The result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior. In service training for staff.

Usage Examples of "Drill" as a noun

• He didn't know the drill.
• Parade-ground drill.
• Language-learning drills.
• Air-raid drills.
• Tables can be mastered by drill and practice.

Drill as a Verb

Definitions of "Drill" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “drill” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make a hole in (something) by boring with a drill.
• Learn by repetition.
• Sink a borehole in order to obtain oil or water.
• Subject (someone) to military training exercises.
• Produce (a hole) in something by or as if by boring with a drill.
• Teach by repetition.
• Undergo military training or do military exercises.
• (of a dentist) cut away part of (a tooth) before filling it.
• Make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool.
• (of a person) take part in military training exercises.
• Make a hole in or through something by using a drill.
• (of a sports player) hit (a shot) hard and in a straight line.
• Train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons.
• Instruct (someone) in something by the means of repeated exercises or practice.

Synonyms of "Drill" as a verb (18 Words)

bore	Cause to be bored. His eyes bored into hers.
bore a hole in	Cause to be bored.
coach	Teach and supervise someone act as a trainer or coach to as in sports. Fly or coach to the shores of the Mediterranean.
cut a hole in	Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch.
discipline	Develop (children’s) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control. The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently.
drill a hole in	Make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool.
exercise	Do physical exercise. Macdougall was greatly exercised about the exchange rate.
ground	Throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage. He grounded out to shortstop.
inculcate	Teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions. Inculcate values into the young generation.
instruct	Give instructions or directions for some task. Instructing electors how to record their votes.
make a hole in	Engage in.
make fit	Perform or carry out.
practice	Carry out or practice as of jobs and professions. Pianists practice scales.
practise	Scheme or plot for an evil purpose. What a tangled web we weave when we first practise to deceive.
put someone through their paces	Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation.
rehearse	Supervise (a performer or group) during a rehearsal. Criticisms of factory farming have been rehearsed often enough.
teach	Work as a teacher. She teaches at the local high school.
train	Create by training and teaching. Last October I started training for the London Marathon.

Usage Examples of "Drill" as a verb

• A sergeant was drilling new recruits.
• I reacted instinctively because I had been drilled to do just that.
• Drill for oil.
• I didn't like having my teeth drilled, but extractions were worse.
• BP has been licensed to drill for oil in the area.
• He drilled a right-foot volley into the back of the net.
• A power tool for drilling wood.
• Don't drill here, there's a gas pipe.
• The troops were drilling.
• We drilled French verbs every day.
• Drill holes through the tiles for the masonry pins.
• Drill a hole into the wall.
• His eyes drilled into her.
• Do not attempt to drill through a joist.

Associations of "Drill" (30 Words)

adhere	Believe in and follow the practices of. Paint won t adhere well to a greasy surface.
caulk	Seal with caulking. A garden must be cleared boats caulked and nets mended.
conical	Having the shape of a cone. Conical mountains.
drum	A sound made by or resembling that of a drum. The drums beat all night.
groove	Make a groove in or provide with a groove. Deep lines grooved her face.
hammer	Hit or beat something repeatedly with a hammer or similar object. He hammered the tack in.
harpoon	Spear with a harpoon. Harpoon whales.
hole	Make holes in. He played 18 holes.
impale	Transfix or pierce with a sharp instrument. Impale a shrimp on a skewer.
knife	Cut or move cleanly through something with a knife like action. A shard of steel knifed through the mainsail.
perforate	Perforated. A perforated eardrum.
pierce	14th President of the United States (1804-1869. Light pierced through the forest.
poke	Prod and stir a fire with a poker to make it burn more fiercely. I expect you d prefer something with a bit more poke.
pushing	The act of applying force in order to move something away. The pushing is good exercise.
rivet	Join or fasten plates of metal with a rivet or rivets. All eyes were riveted on him.
slot	Be placed or able to be placed into a slot. The PC had three slots for additional memory.
smith	A worker in metal. Tin bronze was cast into ingots before being smithed into bracelets.
spear	Pierce with a spear. She speared her last chip with her fork.
spike	Render a gun useless by plugging up the vent with a spike. The second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game.
stake	A pole or stake set up to mark something as the start or end of a race track. Stake your goat.
stick	In field hockey the foul play of raising the stick above the shoulder. Stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress.
sticker	A short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing. She s a sticker.
sting	Deliver a sting to. A nettle like plant with no sting.
vise	A holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place.
wattle	Any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle.
wedge	A formation of people or animals in the shape of a wedge. A wedge of cheese.