drill, v.
(drilled, drilling, drills)
freq. cnt. 27
(drilled, drilling, drills)
freq. cnt. 27
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 4
bore drill
sample sentences
"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"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
drill
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym
learn by repetition
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1
drill exercise practice practise
sample sentences
"We drilled French verbs every day""Pianists practice scales"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
undergo military training or do military exercises
<verb.cognition>
drill
verb frames
Somebody ----s
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
teach by repetition
<verb.cognition>
drill
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym