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Drilled

verb
/dɹɪld/
Word Frequency: 2.6

Definitions

1.verbTo create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
"Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction."
2.verbTo practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.
"They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly."
3.verbTo cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.
"The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops."
4.verbTo repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.
"The instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions."
5.verbTo investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level
"Drill deeper and you may find the underlying assumptions faulty."
6.verbTo hit or kick with a lot of power.
7.verbTo hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.
8.verbTo have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.
9.verbTo sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.
10.verbTo cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.
"waters drilled through a sandy stratum"
11.verbTo entice or allure; to decoy; with on.
12.verbTo cause to slip or waste away by degrees.

Synonyms

boreexcavategougeplowpokerootshaftenticelead onluretrainedbored

Rhymes With

thrilledskilledbuildunskilledfulfilledgildfilledkilled
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