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Definition drill in British English

drill noun

noun
/drɪl/
1

a tool used for making a hole in something. A drill that uses electricity is called an electric drill and a drill that works when you turn a handle is called a hand drill

Example

the sound of a dentist's drill

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adjustable spanner Allen key applicator
2

a way of teaching people something by making them repeat it several times

Example

grammar drills

3

a way of training people so that they know what to do when there is an emergency

Example

a fire drill

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at ease attention boot camp
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bark cloth buckram burlap
6

a line in the earth in which seeds are planted

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arable broadacre cash crop aerate bed out bonsai
7

the correct or usual way of doing something

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modality method the system
8

a style of trap music (a sub genre of hip hop) that originated in the South Side of Chicago

Definition drill in British English