drilling

1. To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).

   Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction.

2. To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.

   They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly.

3. To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.

   The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops.

4. To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.

   The instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions.

5. To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level

   Drill deeper and you may find the underlying assumptions faulty.

6. To hit or kick with a lot of power.
7. To hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.
8. To have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.

verb

To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.

1. To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.

   waters drilled through a sandy stratum

1. To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.
2. To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.

noun

Act of drilling.

noun

A long firearm with three (or rarely, four) barrels.

noun

A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton; drill.