What is "drill"

Drill \Drill\, v. t. [Cf. Trill to trickle, Trickle, Dribble, and W. rhillio to put in a row, drill.]

1. To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling; as, waters drilled through a sandy stratum. [R.]
   --Thomson.

2. To sow, as seeds, by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row, like a trickling rill of water.

3. To entice; to allure from step; to decoy; -- with on.

   See drilled him on to five-fifty. -- Addison.

4. To cause to slip or waste away by degrees. [Obs.]

   This accident hath drilled away the whole summer. -- Swift.

Drill \Drill\, n.

1. A small trickling stream; a rill. [Obs.]

   Springs through the pleasant meadows pour their drills.
   --Sandys.

2. (Agr.)

   1. An implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.

   2. A light furrow or channel made to put seed into sowing.

   3. A row of seed sown in a furrow.

      Note: Drill is used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, drill barrow or drill-barrow; drill husbandry; drill plow or drill-plow.

      Drill barrow, a wheeled implement for planting seed in drills.

      Drill bow, a small bow used for the purpose of rapidly turning a drill around which the bowstring takes a turn.

      Drill harrow, a harrow used for stirring the ground between rows, or drills.

      Drill plow, or Drill plough, a sort plow for sowing grain in drills.

Drill \Drill\, v. i.

1. To trickle. [Obs. or R.]
   --Sandys.

2. To sow in drills.

Drill \Drill\, n. [Usually in pl.] (Manuf.) Same as Drilling.

Imperial drill, a linen fabric having two threads in the warp and three in the filling.

Drill \Drill\, n. [Cf. Mandrill.] (Zo["o]l.) A large African baboon ( Cynocephalus leucoph[ae]us).

Drill \Drill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Drilling.] [D. drillen to bore, drill (soldiers); probably akin to AS. pyrlian, pyrelian, to pierce. See Thrill.]

1. To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal.

2. To train in the military art; to exercise diligently, as soldiers, in military evolutions and exercises; hence, to instruct thoroughly in the rudiments of any art or branch of knowledge; to discipline.

   He [Frederic the Great] drilled his people, as he drilled his grenadiers. -- Macaulay.

Drill \Drill\, n.

1. An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with its end, by revolving, as in drilling metals, or by a succession of blows, as in drilling stone; also, a drill press.

2. (Mil.) The act or exercise of training soldiers in the military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution of evolutions, and the like; hence, diligent and strict instruction and exercise in the rudiments and methods of any business; a kind or method of military exercises; as, infantry drill; battalion drill; artillery drill.

3. Any exercise, physical or mental, enforced with regularity and by constant repetition; as, a severe drill in Latin grammar.

4. (Zo["o]l.) A marine gastropod, of several species, which kills oysters and other bivalves by drilling holes through the shell. The most destructive kind is Urosalpinx cinerea.

   Bow drill, Breast drill. See under Bow, Breast.

   Cotter drill, or Traverse drill, a machine tool for drilling slots.

   Diamond drill. See under Diamond.

   Drill jig. See under Jig.

   Drill pin, the pin in a lock which enters the hollow stem of the key.

   Drill sergeant (Mil.), a noncommissioned officer whose office it is to instruct soldiers as to their duties, and to train them to military exercises and evolutions.

   Vertical drill, a drill press.

Drill \Drill\, v. i. To practice an exercise or exercises; to train one's self.

"tool for making holes," 1610s, from Dutch dril, drille "a hole, instrument for boring holes," from drillen "to bore (a hole), turn around, whirl" (see drill (v.)).

"small furrow," 1727; also "machine for sowing seeds" (1731), from obsolete drill "rill, trickling stream" (1640s), which is of unknown origin; perhaps connected to drill (n.1).

"West African baboon species," 1640s, perhaps from a native word (compare mandrill).

kind of coarse, twilled cloth, 1743, from French drill, from German drillich "heavy, coarse cotton or linen fabric," from Old High German adjective drilich "threefold," from Latin trilix (genitive trilicis) "triply twilled" (see trellis). So called in reference to the method of weaving it.

c.1600 (implied in drilling), from Dutch drillen "to bore (a hole), turn around, whirl," from Proto-Germanic *thr- (cognates: Middle High German drillen "to turn, round off, bore," Old Engish þyrel "hole"), from PIE *tere- (1) "to turn, rub" (see throw (v.)). Sense of "to instruct in military exercise" is 1620s (also in Dutch drillen and in the Danish and German cognates), probably from the notion of troops "turning" in maneuvers. Extended noun sense of "the agreed-upon procedure" is from 1940. Related: Drilled.

Etymology 1 n. 1 A tool used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece. 2 The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit. 3 An agricultural implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made. 4 A light furrow or channel made to put seed into, when sowing. 5 A row of seed sown in a furrow. 6 An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise). vb. 1 (context transitive English) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill#Noun (gloss: tool). 2 (context intransitive English) To practice, especially in a military context. 3 (context ergative English) To cause to drill (gloss: practice); to train in military arts. 4 (context transitive English) To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it. 5 (context intransitive English) To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level 6 (context transitive English) To hit or kick with a lot of power. Etymology 2

n. An Old World monkey of West Africa, (taxlink Mandrillus leucophaeus species noshow=1), similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacking the colorful face. Etymology 3

n. A strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave.

1. v. make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil" [syn: bore]

2. train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons

3. learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" [syn: exercise, practice, practise]

4. teach by repetition

5. undergo military training or do military exercises

1. n. a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)

2. similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored [syn: Mandrillus leucophaeus]

3. systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" [syn: exercise, practice, practice session, recitation]

4. (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms

Drill is the debut extended play (EP) by English alternative rock group Radiohead, released in May 1992. It is the first-ever commercial release by the band, debuting on the UK charts at number 101. The original manufacturing run was limited to 3,000 compact discs.

A drill is a tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for boring holes in various materials or fastening various materials together with the use of fasteners. The attachment is gripped by a chuck at one end of the drill and rotated while pressed against the target material. The tip, and sometimes edges, of the cutting tool does the work of cutting into the target material. This may be slicing off thin shavings ( twist drills or auger bits), grinding off small particles ( oil drilling), crushing and removing pieces of the workpiece (SDS masonry drill), countersinking, counterboring, or other operations.

Drills are commonly used in woodworking, metalworking, construction and do-it-yourself projects. Specially designed drills are also used in medicine, space missions and other applications. Drills are available with a wide variety of performance characteristics, such as power and capacity.

Drill is stout durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave. It can be used unbleached, although it is more often bleached or dyed.

Drill is the self-titled debut album by Drill, released on March 5, 1996.

A drill is a tool or machine for cutting holes in a material.

Drill may also refer to:

In agriculture and gardening, a drill is a shallow furrow in which seeds or bulbs are placed during seeding. A drill is commonly created by dragging a hoe through the soil in a straight line, leaving a furrow of a centimeter or two for smaller seeds, or a deeper trench of several centimeters for flower bulbs and seed potatoes. It makes seeding faster than by individually burying seeds, and also facilitates the creation of straight rows. On a larger scale, for example, in planting potatoes, a tractor can pull a furrower implement that quickly creates drills that can be manually or mechanically seeded and covered.

In a farming context, drill may also refer to a seed drill, any of a number of mechanical devices used to precisely place seeds in rows.

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Drill was an alternative/ hard rock band from New York that formed in 1993. The band is perhaps best known as being headed by vocalist Lucia Cifarelli, with members that included guitarist Dan Harnett, future Black Label Society bassist John DeServio, and drummer Marcus Farny.1

The band split up shortly after the release of their 1996 self-titled album Drill, which featured additional guitarist Paul Alves. Cifarelli went on to join industrial rock bands MDFMK and KMFDM.

Drill are a band from North East England. They were formed in early 1989 and released albums on the Abstract Sounds, Retribution Records and Muza Muza labels. After splitting in 1994 they reformed in 2005 releasing a new album in 2008. The Drill project was shelved late 2009.

Drill are notable for not using a drummer and for writing industrial rock music with time signature and tempo changes within each song and for writing songs that do not follow the typical verse, chorus, bridge etc. song structures.

The drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) is a primate of the family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys), closely related to baboons and even more closely to mandrills.

Drill is a style of trap music originating from young Chicago (prominently Southside) rappers and producers. The genre is one of the most prominent contemporary facets of Chicago hip hop. Drill is defined by its dark, grim, violent lyrical content and ominous trap-influenced beats.

After accruing a loyal following in Chicago, Drill broke into the mainstream in mid-2012 with the success of rappers like Chief Keef, Lil Durk, Fredo Santana, SD, & Lil Reese, predicated on their strong local followings and Internet presence. A burst of media attention and a slew of major label signings to drill musicians followed its success. Chief Keef and other drill rappers attracted media attention for their graphic lyrical content, and the scene was spotlighted for its association with crime in Chicago.