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

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

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

Example: They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Example: waters drilled through a sandy stratum

To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.

To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.