Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drill

/dɹɪl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.09 in modern English

Syllables
drill
IPA
/dɹɪl/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

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

Intransitive verb

verb

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

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

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

Intransitive verb

verb

To throw, run, hit or kick with a lot of power.

Transitive verb

verb

To hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.

verb

To have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle Dutch drillen (“bore, move in a circle”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: drillen, Drillich

Usage

Inflected Forms

drills (present, singular) drilling (participle, present) drilled (participle, past) drilled (past) drills (plural)

Derived Forms

drillability drillable drilldown predrill redrill undrilled antidrill drilldo drillhead drillmaster Drillock drillproof

Phrases

drill and practice drill down drill in drill out drill through self-drilling active shooter drill air drill

Frequently Paired Words

drill bit twist drill drill press drill down

Synonyms

excavate bore gouge plow poke root shaft Formal terms bed coit coitize dight

Rhymes With

will still until bill kill hill till ill fill brazil skill mill

Questions

How do you pronounce drill?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɹɪl/.
What does drill mean?
To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
Where does drill come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce drill

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